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BYOB64 (3.5)

Now back to reality. (Incited by my last attempt ,) Ryan Hoffman clearly does better. Here 's how. Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:34 PM by Volker Will | 2 Comments

BYOB64 (2)

Even though, 64-bit hardware can be as cheap as 32-bit stuff today, your own real box may still be a bit out. In the meantime, here ’s an affordable way to build your own 64-bit box from scratch. All you need is a printer, preferably color, a pair of Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:14 PM by Volker Will | 3 Comments

BYOB64

Build Your Own Box for 64-bit Windows. Here's how. The article has some very useful links to find drivers and stuff and how to obtain x64 Windows. Read More...
Posted Monday, May 16, 2005 1:09 PM by Volker Will | 2 Comments
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Viva Las Vegas

While Robert Scoble and family enjoy their time in Vegas , here's some history in pictures about the first 100 years of "The Meadows" on bbc.co.uk . Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:45 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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What is Multi-Core (for AMD)?

Of course, cool content also from AMD . But a bit too high level I guess. AMD's multi-core web starts here . On a side note: AMD's website definitely needs a new design. Try to find something ... Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:28 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Multi-Core: Intel's new processor architecture explained

Nice primer based on Andrew Binstock's publications. Something not only for beginners who want to learn more about Multicore, based on Intel technology. " By placing multiple processor cores on its chips, Intel ramps up performance once again. What are Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:17 PM by Volker Will | 4 Comments
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That's it then with CherryOS

http://www.cherryos.com/ Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:35 PM by Volker Will | 4 Comments
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AMD And Crytek Join Forces To Unveil Action-Packed Far Cry® 64-Bit Game

“Gamers who play the 32-bit version of Far Cry will be ecstatic with the 64-bit version of Far Cry because AMD64 technology has transformed the 2004 best seller into an even more adrenaline-charged game,” said Marty Seyer , corporate vice president and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:59 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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HPC at PDC

Can’t promise anything. But. The CCE team submitted 3 sessions for PDC. As always, submitting does not mean you get the slots. There are so many cool things going on and so much stuff to cover at PDC, you can be lucky if you get 1 or perhaps 2 sessions. Read More...
Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 4:02 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Longhorn

Kaum zu glauben, seit der WinHEC ist das Longhorn Fieber (wieder) ausgebrochen. Zurecht? Na klar! Aber ich ueberlasse es anderen darueber zu urteilen. Meine Erfahrung mit Longhorn beschraenkt sich auf zwei Installationsversuche. Laut Installationsbildschirm Read More...
Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 4:01 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Cool Job in Server Evangelism

I know some of you missed my blog about the job opening in my team otherwise you would have sent your resume. Here’s the link again . Read More...
Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 3:57 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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AMD/MS webchat

Believe it or not, this was the first time I attended a webchat . Made some new friend and got some old answers. Oh, and marketing stuff, too. All in all, I was not too impressed. Overall I would say 3.5 out of 5. Did you have a chance to attend? Maybe Read More...
Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 3:53 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Not blog or not to blog

I guess the answer is easy: Not . Looks like the server is down (7:45 PST) (for maintenance/update?). I will have to blog offline in WORD – maybe I should blog somewhere else. Don’t theey use Windows? I personally do not like the new engine too much. Read More...
Posted Friday, May 06, 2005 3:52 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Don't miss the AMD/MS Executive Chat this morning

Executive Chat - Get Technical with Microsoft and AMD Execs Please join Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President of the Windows Server Division of Microsoft and Fred Weber, Chief Technical Officer of AMD, to discuss the development and plans for enterprise-ready, Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:37 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Didn't even know that this exists. Shame on me. From the abstract: "This document provides information regarding features in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition that differ in functionality from Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2). It is important Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:46 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Go crazy on 64-bit

You haven't had time to go to WinHEC? For sure, this year you missed something important. But you know this by now because it is written about in almost any and every blog, it can be found in countless magazines and on every website talking about 64-bit: Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:51 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Get more, pay no more.

The beauty of 64-bit Windows computing is not only the increased performance, reliability yada, yada, yada. Many times the 64-bit hardware is available for the same or less and the comparable Windows OS costs the same . Under certain circumstances you Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:33 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Microsoft heralds start of 64-bit revolution with Win x64 launch

The British are so ... so ... royal. Thanks for the proclamation : "According to Microsoft, by the end of 2005, virtually all new server class machines will be 64-bit. The company predicted that most new PCs and workstations will be 64-bit by the end Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:08 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Figuring out what the hell to do with those transistors is the challenge

64-bit is mainstream now. What next? As for Intel and others, the future (after and with 64-bit) seems to be dual core and multi core systems. Very nice. The question is: What about all the apps? Do they support dual/multi core? For the OS, support is Read More...
Posted Monday, May 02, 2005 11:28 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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64-bit has come a long way

From way back when in '02 in "the good ol' days" of Itanium 1 to last month, when Intel supposedly shipped their last 32-bit only processor: Read More...
Posted Monday, May 02, 2005 11:10 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
 
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