64-bit Windows imminent
Published: 02 Mar 2005 09:30 GMT
Microsoft is planning to offer long-awaited 64-bit versions of its Windows operating system next month.
Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Windows chief Jim Allchin said the desktop version of the souped-up Windows would come at the beginning of April, while the server version would come at the end of the month.
"We're locked on to 64-bit," Allchin said, encouraging developers to start tailoring their applications to include the ability to take advantage of the extra processing power.
Last month, Microsoft released a second, near-final "release candidate" version of the operating system. The company had promised a final release would come by the end of June.
The 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 have been a long time coming, particularly for chipmaker AMD, which has offered such chips for roughly two years in the server market and 18 months in the desktop PC market.
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Oh goodie another piece of bloated virus-ware from... CD -
Since no retail version is planned this is useless... Anonymous
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Who cares? We have 64-bit GNU/Linux, not to... Sum Yung Gai (anonymous) -
It's a shame they stalled this because Intel didn'... Carly Birk
