Re: OpenBSD Doesn't Support 64-Bit Intel

On 07/01/13 00:06, Jash Sefferson wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> I=E2=80=99m a civil engineer by day and use OpenBSD at night, but I=E2=80=
=99m trying to do
> high-end CAD on my home PC and OpenBSD doesn=E2=80=99t support 64-bit I=
ntel chips.
>
> Don't believe me? It says very clearly at the OpenBSD/amd64 page: =E2=80=
=9CAll
> versions of the AMD Athlon 64 processors and their clones are supported=
.=E2=80=9D
> But does not mention or list any Intel chips. Not one.
>
> Wtf? I can do CAD on my i7-980X under Windows 7 SP 1, but I=E2=80=99d r=
ather
> use something secure and responsibly coded like OpenBSD. Except that I
> can't.
>
> Why for the life of this platform are we not on the only future directi=
on
> for the platform? And I mean that literally. Neither AMD nor Intel sell=
s
> 32-bit chips anymore. If OpenBSD remains stuck at 32 bits, people will =
stop
> using and developing for it.
>
> Who makes the decision to keep OpenBSD off of 64-bit Intel? And why the
> hell are they doing so?
>
> -jash
>
>
Um.... I'm writing this on an amd64 Thinkpad W500 which has a
2.8GHz core two duo.   So I don't understand what you mean.

--STeve Andre'