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英特尔的下一代产品Merced是首个基于IA-64的64位处理器,它深信IA-64的强大足以占领RISC所在的高端领域,但公司并没有掉以轻心,正在不断找人帮忙。其中合作伙伴HP就是这个新架构核心的开发者,它正准备从PA-RISC转向IA-64,这意味着公司杰出的RISC生产线将在未来的两至三年间被抛弃。HP的行动也影响着其它厂商:SGI停止了R14000计划准备开发IA-64;微软的新Windows2000将适应IA-64;Sun和使用着IBM/摩托罗拉PowerPC架构的Apple在RISC上的市场开始慢慢减少,这一切都表明着Merced会使未来的市场格局发生重大变化。RISC中值得期待的只有两班人马:一是IBM的两条RISC生产线（PRC和RS6000）与64位系统溶合而成的新系列——Power3,它的最低频率为300
Intel’s next-generation product, Merced, is the first IA-64-based 64-bit processor. It believes that the power of IA-64 is enough to capture the high-end segment where RISC is located, but the company is not looking down and is looking for help. Partner HP, the developer at the heart of this new architecture, is moving away from PA-RISC to IA-64, meaning the company’s outstanding RISC line will be abandoned in the next two to three years. HP’s actions also affected other vendors: SGI stopped R14000 plans to develop IA-64; Microsoft’s new Windows2000 will adapt to IA-64; Sun and the use of IBM / Motorola PowerPC architecture Apple RISC on the market began to gradually reduce , All this shows that Merced will make major changes in the future market structure. There are only two teams in the RISC that are worth the wait: First, a new series of two IBM RISC lines (PRC and RS6000) and a 64-bit system, Power3, has a minimum frequency of 300