[Ti] Intel shows off 64-bit dual core processors for mobile, desktop, and servers

[Timothy Luoma]

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inteldevcon/index.php?lsrc=editorsblog">
What Otellini showed off were Merom, Conroe, and Woodcrest—new  
processors for mobile, desktop, and server computers, respectively.  
(Borrowing a page from Steve Jobs, Otellini revealed that he had been  
running the presentation from laptop with a Merom processor.) All  
three processors are dual-core, use 65-nanometer production  
technology, and are 64-bit—the last part of that is welcome news to  
those who feared the switch to Intel’s current lineup meant sliding  
back to 32-bit computing once Intel chips start showing up in Macs.  
Otellini even mentioned that Intel has 10 quad-core (that is, four  
processor cores per chip) projects in the works—all of which would be  
great to see in future Macs.

[Currently scheduled to ship second and third quarters of 2006]
</blockquote>


Sad news for all the doomsayers who were convinced that the move to  
Intel would lead to the slaughtering of innocents... I mean, a switch  
from 64 to 32 bits... not to mention those who were sure they knew  
the entire Intel roadmap for the future and that there would be no  
surprises from Intel between Jobs' keynote and the end of the PPC Mac.