Subject Re: [firebird-support] Ask about Firebird Linux AMD64
Author Mark Rotteveel
On 29-10-2011 9:54, trskopo wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is this Firebird for Linux AMD64 only runs on AMD's CPU?

Now, it also runs on Intel x64 CPUs. It is a historic naming because AMD
was the first to bring a 64-bit x86 compatible CPU, and because of
licensing deal between AMD and Intel, Intel then used the same
instructionset.

The Firebird project should really rename this to x64 instead.

Mark
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Mark Rotteveel