Coming soon, 64-Bit desktop computers
PC World | at | by Mike
The dawn of 64-bit Windows desktop computing is upon us. So say the likes of Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Microsoft. And this time, they really, really mean it.
It's about time.
Ever since AMD launched its Athlon 64 desktop processor in September 2003, it seems we've been on the cusp of the edge of the beginning of the front portion of the eagerly anticipated transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing. And so we geeks have waited, with bated breath, only to be denied time and again.
Sure, AMD has been pushing hard for a 64-bit Windows operating system--and maybe a few apps to run on it--for years. However, each time a launch date for Microsoft's Windows XP Professional x64 Edition neared, the company pushed it back.