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AMD 64, or x64 is a instruction set used in all modern [[microprocessor]]s, with the exception of [[Sparc]], and geode processors. First implemented by [[AMD]], it was quickly copied by [[Intel]], and [[Nvidia]]. Although Intel has its own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.
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AMD 64, or x64 is an instruction set used in all modern [[microprocessor]]s, with the exception of ARM, and geode processors. First implemented by [[AMD]], it was licensed to [[Intel]]. Although Intel has its own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.
  
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==External Links==
 
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* https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
 
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* https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]."<ref>"Help make [[mass surveillance]] of entire populations uneconomical. We all have a [[right to privacy]], which you can exercise today by [[encrypt]]ing your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services."</ref>
 
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* https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref>
 
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==References==
 
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==Additional Reading==
 
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* [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel]<br />
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* [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel]
 
* [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law]
 
* [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, April 3, 2024

AMD 64, or x64 is an instruction set used in all modern microprocessors, with the exception of ARM, and geode processors. First implemented by AMD, it was licensed to Intel. Although Intel has its own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.


Additional Reading