“In a move as unexpected as Scott McNealy forgetting to brush
his teeth or Larry Ellison confessing that he really kinda fancies
Bill Gates, Intel is posting full – and we mean full – specs of the
forthcoming Itanium aka Merced chip on the web here as of 0800
British Summer Time today.”
“The information, until yesterday bearing a red cover and
classified as Intel Secret, effectively puts Intel’s 64-bit
architecture in the public domain and allows anyone with the
inclination and ability to develop their own compilers for the new
chips.“
“The move – which is, we have to admit, only to be applauded –
is clearly aimed at encouraging the development and porting of
64-bit applications, but who can doubt that shadowy organisations
such as the Linux collective will leap at the chance to assimilate
the information to build the ultimate operating system?”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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