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[Elmer Phud]

HailMary -

The thing I don't get is, if Intel released an x86-64 compatible part now as they claim they can

Where have you seen this? I watch pretty closely and I've never seen Intel make such a claim.

[jhalada]

HailMary,

New socket me not be necessary, since Xeon can already address 36 bits, which is enough short term,

And Intel has a new socket on deck, with more pins. Charlie an The Inquirer speculated that some are for wider addressing capability.

Joe

[mas]

Inquirer sources have already claimed on other forums that a Dell prototype Opteron Server already exists, said to have actually touched it if memory serves, and is being used in the fashion you described, as a bargaining counter.

http://www.aceshardware.com/forum?read=105066844

http://www.realworldtech.com/forums/index.cfm?action=detail&PostNum=2007&Thread=2&entryI...