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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by ridiculous_fish on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:36AM (#15719251)
x86. Even Intel seemed bent on dismantling it with Itanium. And while they were distracted, AMD humiliated Goliath with the Opteron. It was EPIC - no wait, it wasn't!
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by jl6 on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:39AM (#15719602)
I don’t recall the Opteron stealing anybody’s lunch. It was the Athlon that outshone contemporary Pentium III chips.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by colejohnson66 on Friday November 17, 2017 @05:22AM (#15720753)
Wasn’t Itanium a good idea, just too ahead of its time?
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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by blattimwind on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:25AM (#15721080)
No.
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