not "twice": > As the 64 bit version of UV allows files to be twice the size > of regular UV, . . . 2 gig limit.
I think we're talking about "squaring" rather than "doubling". 2GB = 2^31, the limit on the 32-bit versions. I assume 64-bit version would allow 2^63 Bytes = 2x(2^31)^2 Bytes = 10 Quintillion. I think that works out to one file residing across roughly 10 million Terabyte drives. How soon will we bump against that limit, IF(!) the historical exponential growth rate continues? Back when DOS 1 was introduced, what was the limit? What would you have thought back then if someone told you a 2GB file limit would cramp their style? Chuck Stevenson P.S. I am cross-posting to u2-community. The nitpicking about 32- vs. 64-bit may belong in u2-users, but the questions are more general, and could quickly degenerate into jokes reminiscent of a particular TV skit by the group-that-must-not-be-named. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
