AMD 64 bit version?

[Paulo Sampaio]

That is nor correct, Intel has the IA64, for the Itanium processor.

The name didn't 'stuck', every x86_64 or amd_64 processor follows technical
specifications created by AMD, Intel pays AMD for this.


Atenciosamente,
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*Paulo Sampaio**
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2012/5/3 Amedee Van Gasse <amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be>

> On Wed, May 2, 2012 18:56, Bill Stanley wrote:
> > My computer has an Intel I7 processor.  I have been using the AMD 64
> > version of Ubuntu without any problems that I can see.  It has come to
> > my attention that this version is for AMD processors.  Are there any
> > problems with using the AMD 64 version on an Intel I7 processor?  Is
> > there a better choice for Intel I7 processors?  Obviously the 32 bit
> > version is incorrect but 32 bit PAE also seems incorrect when the 64 bit
> > version is available.  Also, if the 64 bit version is the correct choice
> > for non-AMD 64 bit processors, why confuse things with the AMD
> > designation?
>
> Because AMD was first to have the kind of 64 bit processors that we have
> today, and the name stuck.
>
> It's sort of the same reason why all pain killers with salicylic acid are
> called aspirin, even though not every box of aspirin you buy at the
> pharmacist is produced by Bayer.
>
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