| ▲ | computably 2 hours ago | |
> why not just use x86-64? Uh, because you can't? It's not open in any meaningful sense. | ||
| ▲ | userbinator an hour ago | parent [-] | |
The original amd64 came out in 2003. Any patents on the original instruction set have long expired, and even more so for 32-bit x86. | ||