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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64

Overview AMD64 ushers in a new era for high performance and IT computing by extending the x86's instruction set to support 64-bit computing and allowing 32-bit and 64-bit applications to run all without performance degradation. However, to be successful, the AMD64 SuSE Linux AG worked hand-in-hand with AMD and the Linux community to develop SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64. This paper gives a short introduction into the AMD64 processor family and the AMD64 specific implementation of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.

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Publisher	SuSE	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2003	Downloads	17
Format	White Papers
Topics	Application Servers, x86-standard Servers

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