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  3. April 2005

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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