Pueblo Native <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > it seems that almost everybody I've talked to has advised me not to go > with the 64 bit version of OpenSuse because there really is no speed > advantage (if that's not good advice I'd like to hear otherwise). So > then, if there is no speed advantage, what's the point in even having a > 64 bit processor right now?
There is speed advantage for certain applications. Another difference for x86-64 is better handling of memory and data over 4 GB, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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