[Info-vax] OpenVMS I64 on IA-64, and x86-64 nomenclature history (was: Re: VMware)

[Grant Taylor]

On 12/12/19 3:02 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> You're thinking of what Microsoft called Microsoft Windows XP 
> Professional x64 Edition.

Okay.  I can't / won't argue with that.

> Which does (or did?) boot on x86-64 systems.

Not only did it boot on x86-64 systems, but it would not boot on x86-32 
systems.

Well, the boot loader would technically boot far enough to display an 
error to say that it required a 64-bit CPU.

> This is not what Microsoft calls Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition.

Oy vey!

> Confusing?

Yes.



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