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Re:Intel introduces 3-GHz desktop chip (2002) by yuhong on Thursday September 19, 2013 @02:34AM (#6410185)
I wonder why it took until later in 2006 before a version of Pentium M showed up with 64-bit support.
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Re:Intel introduces 3-GHz desktop chip (2002) by nilsbunger on Thursday September 19, 2013 @02:39AM (#6410199)
Intel didn't release any 64-bit x86 processors until 2005. They bet so heavily on the alternative, Itanium, that it took them a few years to recover.

EDIT: it was actually mid-2004, as noted below.

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Re:Intel introduces 3-GHz desktop chip (2002) by yuhong on Thursday September 19, 2013 @02:40AM (#6410207)
They release the first 64-bit Xeon in mid 2004.
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