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Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?

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Old 05-17-2007
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Old 05-17-2007
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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
Why does x86 mean 32 bits while x64 means 64 bits?


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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?

"Elliot" <elliot_barclay@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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Actually, you have it backwards.
x86 means 32 bit and refers to a general class of processors (remember the
8086/8088, 80286, 80386, etc.?).
x64 refers to 64 bit architecture.


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Old 05-17-2007
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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
"8086/8088, 80286, 80386"
What's that?

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> Actually, you have it backwards.
> x86 means 32 bit and refers to a general class of processors (remember the
> 8086/8088, 80286, 80386, etc.?).
> x64 refers to 64 bit architecture.
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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
"Elliot" <elliot_barclay@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Why does x86 mean 32 bits while x64 means 64 bits?
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Stop prating around mate.

Bumping your question will piss people off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86

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Old 05-17-2007
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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
> "8086/8088, 80286, 80386"
> What's that?

They are Intel microprocessor models from years ago.

So "x86" refers to the series of Intel processors based on that
architecture. Originally they were 16-bit, but they became 32-bit. (We
could argue about exactly what is meant by '16 bit' and '32 bit', but it's
too anal for now).

I haven't heard the term "x64", but it obviously refers to Intel's current
64-bit range.

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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
"Elliot" <elliot_barclay@hotmail.co.uk> a ecrit dans le message de
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> "8086/8088, 80286, 80386"
> What's that?

I suggest you read a little history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

ThePro

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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
"Elliot" <elliot_barclay@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "8086/8088, 80286, 80386"
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Get onto google or Wikipedia for Christ's sake.

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> I haven't heard the term "x64"

It's pretty much everywhere these days:
http://search.microsoft.com/results....ng=en-US&q=x64


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Re: Why does x86 mean 64 bits while x32 means 32 bits?
I see. Thanks to everyone.

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