i know. Was aiming for the low end of the spectrum given the generality of the original question. i mean--- if it /was specifically/ a server question, it would have been how is the performance of xeons v. opterons and not 64-bit v. 32-bit. ;)
On Nov 28, 2007 4:31 PM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think most people on this list are interested in SERVERS. > > If you're talking desktop, then 64-bit computing will probably not do > much for you. Things like the Flash plugin are desktop-isms. > > In the server world, 4GB is not huge. 64GB is upper-middle class. 1TB > is huge. And there, the advantages (actually, necessity) of 64-bit > computing is self-evident. > > -- Cocoy "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware" -- Alan Kay
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