hi all, i am just posting a question that has been in my mind for a while.
to me, it looks like 64-bit computing has caught up very well. even smaller processors like atom supports 64-bit instruction set. on the contrary, while plan9 supported 32-bit processors ahead of other OSes, it is yet to support 64-bit. i am happy to see the plan9 port to many platforms (sheevaplug, beagleboard, etc) but i am also wondering if they are really as practical and widely usable as, say amd64 platform. (for e.g. i bought a sheevaplug long back, ran plan9 then kept aside waiting for more support). so i am wondering if we should make plan9/inferno support 64-bit at a higher priority. to me, it looks like 64-bit and VM support (vmware, parallels, etc) will be key for plan9/inferno to go a long way. am i right? please pass your opinion. thanks dharani
