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disolitude on 05 March 2009
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WraithPriest said:
disolitude said:
richardhutnik said:
Small point here: The Jaguar was actually 64 bit. Ok, it was 64 bit the way the Intellivision was 16bit (it didn't make a difference), but it was still. The graphics processor was 64 bit in the Jaguar.

 

 No it wasn't. The first true 64 bit processors were PC processor 3-4 years back. All this other mumbo jumbo with consoles being 64, 128 bits is not true. All these consoles were 32 bit processors with 2 or 4 x Floating Point Bus. 4 x 32 = 128...do the math :) PS2, dreamcast, xbox were all 32 bit processors...

http://www.segatech.com/technical/cpu/index.html

Read the very last paragraph on the page.

 

In any case, great article...I know all this already and much much more about Segas state of affairs in the early 90s.

Side note...sega CD wasn't a total flop...infact I think it was a great console. It sold 6 million units and it had about 10-15 games that were really good and worth playing...not bad for a console only out for 3 years. Think of Wii and PS3 library as they approach their 3rd year and compare to that fact...

The  64-bit IBM 7030 Stretch from 1961 would like a word with you.

Also i think you don't actually understand what 64-bit means.

 

 I took computer networking as a major in college and I have a vague understanding how CPUs work and what renders it a 32 bit or a 64 bit proessor. I couldn't design you a 64 bit CPU if thats what you are acusing me of.

I posted a link to wikipedia which claims that the first true 64 bit processor was made in 1991 by MIPS. The same article states that...

"64-bit CPUs have existed in supercomputers since the 1960s and in RISC-based workstations and servers since the early 1990s. In 2003 they were introduced to the (previously 32-bit) mainstream personal computer arena, in the form of the x86-64 and 64-bit PowerPC processor architectures."

I meant for the meanstream consumer when I said 3-4 years ago...but looking at my post I see where one could see that I said "No 64 bits didn't exist until power PC released it in 2003". So I am sorry about that...

All I wanted to say is that Jaguar wasn't a 64 bit processor...which it isn't. Everyone else that is knitpicking my reply needs to relax and possibly start antoher thread as OP has nothing to do with CPU data architecture.