RE: 64 bit Windows...

["Jones, John \(US\)" <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

With hundreds of thousands of server installs, I think i5/OS/400 can be
called mainstream.

Where PCMag went wrong was in not clarifying it as a mainstream
_desktop_ OS.

John A. Jones, CISSP
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Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hall, Philip
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:50 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 64 bit Windows...

> For those who haven't seen the article:
> "Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither apparently will be 64-bit 
> computing. But we finally have the second pillar needed to hold up the

> 64-bit infrastructure: a mainstream operating system.  Microsoft 
> Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (XP64) uses the full power of 
> modern 64-bit processors (the first pillar) and makes that power 
> available to compatible 64-bit programs.  Or it would if there were
any."

I can't see anything inaccurate with the above - why is everyone getting
their knickers in a twist?

The key word in the above text is 'mainstream' - OS/400, Solaris64,
Linux64, etc, are not what most people would label mainstream. Windows
is very much mainstream.

--phil


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