On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:33:13 +1300 Tim Buchanan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Soon I will be upgrading my good old 850mhz duron for a quad-core > 64-bit phenom. I know that you can run a 32-bit kernel on this > architecture. My question is can I run a 64-bit kernel and then run > 32-bit programs? Or do these programs have to be compiled for a 64-bit > processor? > > TIA > > Tim Buchanan Yes you can. Most 64 bit distros include 32 bit compatability where necessary. A few things - flash for example - aren't quite so reliable, but I'd go for it. Steve -- Steve <[email protected]>
