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On 26 May 2009, at 07:27, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>> ... |
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>> I did think that. But with other instructions adopted by the other |
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>> manufacturer (eg. Intel adopted the amd64 architecture, I think?) it |
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>> seemed odd that a set of instructions would be ignored so long. |
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> because 3dnow is/was very unimportant for intel- but Intel couldn't |
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> compete |
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> without AMD64. So they had to licence it. 3dnow and SSE have a lot |
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> of commands |
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> in common/similar commands anyway so it doesn't really matter from |
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> Intels POV. |
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Completely OT now, but I seem to have a recollection that they have a |
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cross-licensing agreement which covers stuff like this without further |
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royalties. |
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Thanks for your help & the interesting discussion, |
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Stroller. |
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