Re: 64-bit

yep, but we should stop pretending that we do 64-bit computing today
(and, as some in this thread has said, for 6-7 years).

----- Original Message -----
From: Raikov, Lo <Lo.Raikov@MISYS.COM>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:42 PM
Subject: RE: 64-bit


> I'd say imagination is irrelevant here. I (you) can surely imagine a lot,
> but until we are given a comprehensive set of tools (APIs, functions,
> methods) to navigate the 64-bit space, we (I agree on this point) are
doomed
> to stay 16-bit animals dreaming of the open spaces but gravitationally
> chained to the mother Earth. With 3rd generation languages we most
> definitely are.
>
> Lo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leif Svalgaard [mailto:leif@leif.org]
> Sent: 22 ????? 2002 ?. 12:30
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: 64-bit
>
>
> From: Raikov, Lo <Lo.Raikov@MISYS.COM>
> > even if you are given a chance to explore 64-bit data space, what can you
> > meaningfully do with it? Low-level tweaking (e.g. sort) does not really
> > count.
> >
>
> address space is like money and sex, you can't get too much.
> Our (your?) imagination what you can  do is still 16-bit.
>
>
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