We went from 8-bit, to 16-bit, to 32-bit, and ended things at 64-bit. Here's why 128-bit CPUs don't exist.
  • 9488fcea02a9English
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    8 个月前

    I’m surprised some marketing genius at the intel/amd hasnt started using the bigger numbers

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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      8 个月前

      I expect the engineers are telling the marketing people “No! You can’t do that. You’ll scare everyone that it’s incompatible.”

        • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 个月前

          64bit cut out 16bit compatibility. So I’m guessing the fear is that 128 would cut 32.