Thomas Costigliola wrote: > My company is looking to get a couple of 64 bit computers to run J64 on. > After doing some research it appears that none of the major companies can > provide a computer with a 64 bit processor that also has a 64 bit > operating system pre-installed so that we can start running J64 out of the > box. This seems very strange to us so I was wondering if anyone else had a > similar or better experience. Ideally we would like the operating system > to be Vista 64 bit edition. Any ideas? >
It is easy to buy a 64-bit computer: in fact this is becoming the default for desktops. Operating systems are more problematic. I get the impression that XP64 still has teething problems, especially with drivers, which have to be rewritten for 64 bits. Given that Vista is just out, I would not be the first on my block to get it. Most Linux distributions are available in 64 bit versions, including driver support, but they differ as to ease of installation. Ubuntu is probably the easiest (and used by jsoftware). I use Fedora Core, and with Eric's help have J64 running on it. I suspect that the vendors who preinstall Windows will wait a bit: there are still problems to be ironed out. Your experience may reflect the current state of play. Best wishes, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
