this article from CNET is from 1997, doesn't seem as though Intel was thinking desktop IA64 at that time, but what the heck, what is a CNET article with Intel representatives stating that 32bit on desktop would be there for "years to come" - compared to Intel Internet Urban Legend as put forth by AMD fanatics :)
from the article:
Pollack further added that Intel will continue to release chips based on the 32-bit architecture. 64-bit chips will, at least for the next few years, be found only in high-end workstations and servers. Desktops and mobile computers will be served by 32-bit chips like the Pentium II. In fact, differentiation between classes of 32-bit chips will increasingly occur over time, he said. Cache sizes and "slot" configurations, for instance, will be different between chips made for mobile computers and those for low-end servers.
"IA-32 will continue to grow at its historical rates," he said, pointing to a chart that showed 32-bit chips being released in 2003. "There are new IA-32 chips under development."
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