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Date: Sun,  2 Jul 2006 02:43:52 -0500
From: quanstro@quanstro.net
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] AMD Sempron
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they're 100% compatable in 32bit mode.

On Sun Jul  2 00:23:10 CDT 2006, lyndon@orthanc.ca wrote:
> > the chips either implement the
> > instruction set and architectural features you expect
> > or they don't.
>
> Not having played with any of the 64 bit intel/amd gear I'm not
> really comfortable with having to figure out the hard way just how
> "compatible" they are with 32 bit mode, despite (or in spite of)
> claims made by the manufacturers.  Hardware is just too fscking
> weirde these days.
>
> --lyndon