Justin said:
I'd like to buy a computer with an Athlon64 CPU.
I use FreeBSD and WinXP SP2, will it work fine?
I heard one needs a special CD of Windows to run on top of a 64bit CPU...
Thanks,
Unlike Intels Itanium, the Athlon64 CPU's are still compatible with
normal x86 code. So FreeBSD and XP should work just fine (just like all
other operating systems). Your CPU will be treated like any normal 32
bit CPU There is also a special edition of Windows XP: Windows XP x64
Edition, which is 64 bit, and supports all the new features of an
Athlon64. Though it is still buggy, this is what you should buy if you
want to get the most out of your processor.
I'm quite sure FreeBSD also has a 64 Bit version, because just about
every Linux distro has one too.
Marc