AMD Chronology
UNIX to Linux Transition: AMD first used Linux to test AMD-K6® processor-based
systems in 1996. We started the transition to Linux for microprocessor design and
verification in 1997.
Currently(2004), all AMD internal EDA (Engineering Design Automation)tool development is done on Linux for AMD64,
eliminating the need for specialized UNIX hardware.
AMD plans to establish a global centre of competence for operating systems in Dresden. At the Operating System Research Center (OSRC), a team directed by Chris Schläger will be working with AMD's processor designers to "optimize future generations of AMD microprocessors for the requirements of modern operating systems." Up to the beginning of the year, Schläger was the development head at Novell for SuSE Linux. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/72178
20.04.2006 12:15
AMD cuddles with Linux
According to the job description for the tool developer, this person will not only be developing Linux tools for AMD processors, but also helping optimize processors for Linux. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/72169
k tomu ludia ako sef vyvojar AMD Rich Witek, ci prezident Dirk Meyer (spolu s Dick-om sitesom urobil DEC Alpha AXP)
a k nim autor PowerPC Rich Oehler autor RS/6000 Phil Hester a dalsi
AMD SENIOR FELLOW, Former Chief Engineer of PowerPC 601 and Power4(Oehler):
AMD CORPORATE FELLOW, Former IBM Fellow, and Chief Architect of Power, PowerPC, xSeries 440,445, and CTO of Newisys (Hester)
AMD FELLOW, Former Chief Architect of UltraSparc III:
AMD CORPORATE FELLOW, Former Lead Architect of Alpha Architecture: (Witek)