Windows XP 64-bit hardware question

[Chris]

The only Windows XP 64-bit version I could find on the XP
home site was for IA64 hardware (e.g. Itanium) ; where is
the reference to the AMD64-oriented Athlon64/Opteron
Windows XP version ? Will it be delivered via SP2 (like
Windows Server 2003 SP1 including AMD64 core) ?
Then should I buy the Itanium 64bit version and wait ?
Also is there a way (I missed Winhec) to buy pre-beta or
beta ?
Thanks,
Chris

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor is designed for servers. Windows
Server 2003 supports it. I've so far heard nothing that indicates AMD
is thinking of placing the Opteron in a workstation platform.

Bruce Chambers

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"Chris" > wrote in message
...
> The only Windows XP 64-bit version I could find on the XP
> home site was for IA64 hardware (e.g. Itanium) ; where is
> the reference to the AMD64-oriented Athlon64/Opteron
> Windows XP version ? Will it be delivered via SP2 (like
> Windows Server 2003 SP1 including AMD64 core) ?
> Then should I buy the Itanium 64bit version and wait ?
> Also is there a way (I missed Winhec) to buy pre-beta or
> beta ?
> Thanks,
> Chris

[masterprometheus]

Hi,

Opterons are designed for both servers & workstations. Its biggest advantage
is that it can run standard (32-bit) XP (or other x86 OSes and programs )
without any problem. No performance degradation (seen in Itanium
processors).

Best regards
MP


"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor is designed for servers. Windows
> Server 2003 supports it. I've so far heard nothing that indicates AMD
> is thinking of placing the Opteron in a workstation platform.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Chris" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The only Windows XP 64-bit version I could find on the XP
> > home site was for IA64 hardware (e.g. Itanium) ; where is
> > the reference to the AMD64-oriented Athlon64/Opteron
> > Windows XP version ? Will it be delivered via SP2 (like
> > Windows Server 2003 SP1 including AMD64 core) ?
> > Then should I buy the Itanium 64bit version and wait ?
> > Also is there a way (I missed Winhec) to buy pre-beta or
> > beta ?
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Thanks for the update. I need to catch up on my reading,
obviously.

Bruce Chambers

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"masterprometheus" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Opterons are designed for both servers & workstations. Its biggest
advantage
> is that it can run standard (32-bit) XP (or other x86 OSes and
programs )
> without any problem. No performance degradation (seen in Itanium
> processors).
>
> Best regards
> MP
>
>

[masterprometheus]

You are welcome. I don't think anybody can catch up with what's going on the
CPU market :) I 've just read a very good article about Opterons, that's why
i knew it.

Best regards
MP

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> Thanks for the update. I need to catch up on my reading,
> obviously.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "masterprometheus" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Opterons are designed for both servers & workstations. Its biggest
> advantage
> > is that it can run standard (32-bit) XP (or other x86 OSes and
> programs )
> > without any problem. No performance degradation (seen in Itanium
> > processors).
> >
> > Best regards
> > MP