http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=14200065
Short article on the availability of different levels of AMD's "Opteron" competitor to Intel in the 64-bit computing arena. The top-end chip in the line costs over $3K in quantity lots [which price can buy one a pretty decent 32-bit desktop system these days], but the fact that the low-end chip in the same line costs under $700 means that if one wants it badly enough, 64-bit home computing is within an individual's grasp.
http://eletters.wnn.ziffdavis.com/zd/cts?d=75-57-1-1-618817-2443-1
Topping the previous story off, the above link fetches an article showing considerable details relating to the performance results of the Opteron chip,
Posted by jho at September 11, 2003 11:37 AM