RE: [WinMac] Apple to move on Merced

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:53:39 -0500

        Dear Paul and everyone else,

        I didn't say it was great that Apple was looking at Merced... Just that
they are eyeballing it.

        And Yes, Merced is vaporware: It hasn't even been "taped out" yet!
[However, the other half of the IA-64 "evil twins," the H-P incarnation is
moving along.]

        As for Apple angering developers, I don't think it would be the case:
This would actually help cut down on the development cycle, because *some*
of the development tools would be in common with IA-64, as opposed to
having to keep a complete separate set for PowerPC.

        [The downside is that Intel's x86 compilers suck; and there's
a *lot* of
friction between M$ and Intel on the IA-64 stuff. Personally, for both
intense number crunching as well as 64 bit deployment, I'll stick with the
DIGITAL/Compaq Alpha 21x64 series, for Spec95 FP 50 performance...
  <http://www.alpha-processor.com/product/alpha21264.asp>.]

        Just my 2 cents...
        Cheers!
        Dan

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