ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-210 months agoI'm bored, so I made this Arch Linux sticker for computerlemmy.caimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1163arrow-down1imageI'm bored, so I made this Arch Linux sticker for computerlemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-210 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orgcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoIsn’t “x64” still an x86 architecture?
minus-squareColdWater@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 months agoYes but the x64 indicate it only compatible with 64bit x86/arm CPU
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orgcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoI just feel that it’s technically wrong to call it x64. x86 is the architecture. The x belongs there, so x86-64 makes more sense, but not “x64”. It’s a marketing term, but it still bothers me.
Isn’t “x64” still an x86 architecture?
Yes but the x64 indicate it only compatible with 64bit x86/arm CPU
I just feel that it’s technically wrong to call it x64. x86 is the architecture. The x belongs there, so x86-64 makes more sense, but not “x64”. It’s a marketing term, but it still bothers me.
AMD64, innit?