Colin Day wrote:
> Nigel Feltham wrote:
> > Kelsey Bjarnason wrote:
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> >> [snips]
> >>
> >> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:28:23 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> >>
> >>> | Vista x64 is the turning point for operating systems as they transition
> >>> | to 64-bit. Currently, however, the majority of users will be very
> >>> | disappointed by installing Vista x64. The lack of 64-bit drivers for
> >>> | most current hardware will be very disappointing and frustrating to
> >>> | most users.
> >> Funny; I dropped a 64-bit version of Linux into my servers and my 64-bit
> >> desktop, and it found and supported everything.
> >>
> >>> Why push for 64-bit now anyway? The performance gains promised
> >>> | by 64-bit will not be seen for years until 64-bit compiled versions of
> >>> | software is the norm.
> >> You mean like, well, today?
> >
> > More like around 8 years ago - when was linux ported to Sparc Ultra 64 CPU?
>
> More like ten, as Linux was ported to 64-bit Alpha in 1996:
>
> http://www.heise.de/ct/english/96/09/064/
July 1993 - Thirteen years ago.
Windows NT 3.51 shipped on the Dec Alpha and MIPS R4000 processors.
Both were 64-bit.
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