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Virtualization and Ring Negative One

This article on AMD’s upcoming CPU support for hardware virtualization has the best description of virtualization I’ve read to date: In a modern-day virtualization system, a thin layer of software, called the virtual machine manager or hypervisor (both terms are common) runs on the processor. The VMM creates

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Athlon X2: Dual Core Present

I’ve talked about Multiple Core CPU Futures, but how about the dual core present? The Athlon 64 X2 is now widely available in both OEM and retail* packaging, ranging from the 4200+ to 4800+. AMD just released a cheaper Athlon 64 X2 3800+ at under $400. As a developer,

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