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Excited about 128 bit "Windows 8"? Don't hold your breath.
I got a message yesterday directing me to some groundbreaking post on Ars Technica, in which the long-winded and storied tale of an in-development 128 bit version of Windows unfolded like something out of a geek spy novel.Bullpuckey, I said. Shenanigans, I mumbled. "It must be fairy tale time over at Conde Nast", I thought to myself, and quickly moved on. I never in my wildest dreams would have figured this had legs. Surely I wasn't the only one to spot the giant hole in the middle of this story.Robert Morgan is working to get IA-128 working backwards with full binary compatibility on the existing IA-64 instructions in the hardware simulation to work for Windows 8 and definitely Windows 9.
Today, I read it on Slashdot. So, before Windows 8 for IA-128 becomes the digital equivalent of Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster, I figured it was prudent to point out the itty, bitty, tiny little problem that's keeping this story from having any basis in reality.
There is no IA-128. The Abominable Snowman and the Easter Bunny could hold a press conference about the lost sex tapes of The Tooth Fairy and it would have more credibility than this rumor. In fact, calling it a rumor lends too much credence to the story. There may be a Robert Morgan, there certainly is a Windows 8, but there is no IA-128.
IA-64 was Intel's joint venture with HP to create a next generation 64 bit server processor. Finally released far behind schedule, the Itanium line has been beset with problems. Poor performance, a lagging upgrade path, and poor vendor uptake have all conspired to create what John Dvorak recently called, "one of the great fiascoes of the last 50 years""
So, while the editors at Ars are busy explaining to Emil Protalinski that there is no Santa Claus, it's probably the right moment to point out that you shouldn't believe everything you read on forums. Or, Slashdot. Or apparently Ars, for that matter.
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
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Subscribe to commentsmkoOct 8th 2009 4:19PM
Meh Amd256 is much better
KeegdnaBOct 8th 2009 7:05PM
Nah man, it's all about amd512
216Oct 8th 2009 4:34PM
lets just skip all the non sense and get to IA1080 already
Grant RobertsonOct 8th 2009 4:37PM
Better still.. x86-IA1080p w/7.1 surround.
Oh, and turbo-charged. With extra sauce. Premium Ultimate Home Enterprise Additional Superlatives Edition!
mkoOct 8th 2009 4:43PM
It's over 9000
CamOct 8th 2009 5:13PM
"Better still.. x86-IA1080p w/7.1 surround.
Oh, and turbo-charged. With extra sauce. Premium Ultimate Home Enterprise Additional Superlatives Edition!"
Which, when all the adjectives are added, make it about as fast as the original x86 architecture. No gain.
sRcOct 8th 2009 4:45PM
you're all just jealous of my nvinteldiamd-65536
Rocketboy_XOct 8th 2009 5:28PM
Why would there be? 64 bit Windows is a rare sight already.
kojo87Oct 8th 2009 11:31PM
um not really. i have it on every machine i have thats 64bit capable. many of my friends run it as well. it is better than x86 on the right hardware
Rocketboy_XOct 12th 2009 12:51PM
Not really a great sample size. I talk to people in Canada and the US all day long, and only about 10% (at the most) have a 64 bit PC.
cmsb55Oct 17th 2009 1:12AM
Not really. I have been running 64 bit too and all of my friends use 64 bit. I know this is a small sample size but I'm sure there are many other people just like me.
JoshOct 8th 2009 5:38PM
Yeah, but it would still have to be backward compatible because somebody wants to run their legacy software from Windows 2000.
Even Snow Leopard for the Mac still asks if you want to install Rosetta.......wtf.
mahOct 10th 2009 8:54AM
are you really holding up apple as the paragon of backward compatibility?
RayOct 8th 2009 6:32PM
"There is no IA-128. The Abominable Snowman and the Easter Bunny could hold a press conference about the lost sex tapes of The Tooth Fairy and it would have more credibility than this rumor"
LMFAO! Great line... That's going in my quote book.
OlegOct 9th 2009 6:43PM
Part of «Robert Morgan»'s profile is directly copypasted from http://markdcarlson.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/mark-carlson-it-director/
So it seems there is no Robert Morgan.
Grant RobertsonOct 9th 2009 6:44PM
Ha! There is a distinct level of awesome to that. Thanks Oleg.