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actually the first Merced chips will execute x86 & the new IA64 instruction sets
natively.


Bart Pola wrote:

> If MS can make money from writing OSs for Intel, the'll do it...whatever
> makes them money.  If MS supported Rhaspody, they'd be basically saying,
> don't buy our Win95/NT, buy Rhaspody.  Where's your source for this?  I'd
> like to read in on this subject some more.
> You're right, the 750 isn't a mac chip, though, I'm willing to bet that it
> will run predominatly MacOS.
> I'm not really seeing much of a problem with the shift to Merced.  Yes,
> old CISC based programs have to be emulated, but I'm sure the early series
> of Merced chips will be some sort of transition chip that has some better
> optimizes the emulation.  After all, Alphas (running NT) have been
> emulating x86 for a good while now.
>
>         -Bart
>          Pola@cns.uni.edu
>          Windows NT System Administrator
>
> On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>
> >
> > >If Microsoft supported Rhaspody, they'd lose out in the OS market...are
> > >you sure about this?
> >
> > Yes.  If micorosft supported rasphody then they wouldn't have to make an OS
> > for intel.  They have to support an OS for an intel chip or else the
> > justice guys will get mad.
> >
> > Microsoft supports various platforms, but not other
> > >OSs (with the exception of MacOS--can't piss off the Justice Department
> > >too much!).  Microsoft is planning to release NT5 for the Intel, Alpha,
> > >and the Mac 750 chips.
> >
> > The 750 isnt a 'mac' chip.
> >
> > On the other hand, Intel will be (fairly?) soon
> > >releasing the Merced chip which is a fundamental shift from CISC to RISC
> > >architecture.  Moving away from the rather shakey x86 CISC line, should
> > >put them head-to-head with other RISC based chip manufacturers.
> >
> > and allowing an OS to be rewriten and emulators for CISC software to be
> > devolped!  They are going to be too late.
> >
> >
> >




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