Jim, Same issues here with x64 as well. What a shame. I'll be content once x64 Linux is a little more mainstream (and less buggy).
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Ray Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:38 PM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: Re: [TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel yes, really. not that anyone cares to discuss winders in this group; however, symantec antivirus corporate edition as well as winder's own WSUS puke hard with 64 bit Windows 2003 Server. from a server point of view, that's a show stopper and very specific. WinXP64 is not a server OS. i'll defer judgement on 64 bit desktops to others since the majority of my customers have 32 bit hardware and don't care. all the best for a happy and safe move to NY just the same, though. Regards, Jim Jim Ray, President Neuse River Networks 2610 Vanderbilt Ave. Raleigh, NC 27607-7247 tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772 http://www.Neuse.Net Connecting You to the World since 1997 Matthew Lavigne wrote: > Really? I have only seen that basically anything that runs as a > service looks for 64 bit and then dies (namely Antivirus). In my old > shop (yes, it is not mine anymore) we installed and ran everything as > 32 bit with the exception of antivirus. In the course of 24 months we > have never had a conflict where an application acted badly other then > trying to install again a 32 bit antivirus on WinXP64. > > A little more qualification would be nice rather then generalizations, > especially if you have some known bad applications. > > Personally I have found very little that would force me to 64 bit > Windows though the workstation that I have (along with the 6GB of > system memory) would drive me to. It is not difficult to use the /PAE > switch or several others to push the memory limits around (especially > if you have Xeon CPUs). > > This box isn't linux yet cause there is too much that I need to > convert to a vmware image before I move it over... > > Matthew Lavigne > Preparing to move to NY.... > > > > Quoting Jim Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Winders has 64 bit versions. I don't use them because too many apps >> are broken. >> >> Jim Ray, President >> Neuse River Networks >> >> tel: 919-838-1672 >> http://www.Neuse.Net >> >> Connecting You to the World since 1997 >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Brown >>> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:10 AM >>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list >>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel >>> >>> You bring up an interesting point. My neighbor just purchased a new >>> laptop >>> that has a 64 bit processor. Can XPee Home even take >>> advantage of a 64 bit >>> processor? >>> >>> She's already fed up with the anti-virus she is using and has >>> already asked about Linux (after hearing me yap about it for years >>> now). Hopefully she'll pull the trigger and I can intall Ubuntu as >>> a social expirement. I'd really like to see how well a seriously >>> non-techincal person manages with Ubuntu. >>> >>> On 7/28/06, Kevin Flanagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > That would have to fall in the "that depends" category. >>> > >>> > >>> > What would you be doing with the system, for a laptop, I >>> see that HP >>> > now has a Turion 64Bit laptop, interesting if you could >>> take advantage >>> > of the processor. >>> > >>> > If you are using much CPU to Memory transfer intensive >>> applications, >>> > then AMD has the edge, otherwise I don't think that it >>> matters as much. >>> > >>> > What about the other stuff, that says more in many cases. >>> > >>> > What disks are available, SATA, or PATA, or SCSI? >>> > What Video subsystem suits your needs best? >>> > How much RAM can you get for the system in question? >>> > >>> > >>> > As usual, there's a lot more to the "best" answer, >>> generally I think >>> > that if you get a top tier system now it's likely enough for 95% >>> > or more of folks, unless you're just that kind of geek who >>> needs to spec >>> > out every last detail. >>> > >>> > Then there's cost..... >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Kevin >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Greg Brown wrote: >>> > > It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing >>> > > opinion of those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was >>> leading the way >>> > > for chip >>> > design >>> > > for the foreseeable future. With Intel's latest announcements, >>> > > along with the Core Duo, I was wondering what the >>> consensus opinion >>> > > was these days. >>> > > >>> > > If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what >>> processor >>> > would >>> > > you pick? Intel, AMD, or something else? >>> > > >>> > > 3.... 2..... 1..... 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