The Bit Problem That AMD Solved Differently
1.7K views · 4 Nov 2026
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@drtidrow · 48 minutes ago
The first 64-bit computer I worked on was a SGI workstation with a R4400 inside it... back in 1994.
@rudolfo909 · 1 day ago
Within the Linux community, where "amd64" is mentioned all over the place, I always assumed this to be a nod towards AMD, for traditionally being the underdog, not that it was actually AMD who defined the 64 bit architecture for x86. Fascinating story!
@edgkenny · 5 days ago (edited)
In 2004 I bought an HP Pavilion ZV5380US laptop. It came with Windows XP 32-bit. <br>CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Clawhammer. Socket: AMD 754. Clock: 2.2GHz. Max RAM: 2GB.<br><br>It ran Windows 7 32-bit but not Windows 10 32-bit. That because the required drivers for the motherboard were not available. The CPU did not have the minimum features to run Windows 7 or 10 64-bit.
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