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To: B Knotts
Mainstream?

How many 64-bit enterprise apps are running production on 64-bit platforms today?

How many of the largest business market (small business) are running a 64-bit Quickbooks or Practice software?

Available today - yes

Mainstream - no

23 posted on 05/05/2004 11:47:27 AM PDT by CyberCowboy777 (Veritas vos liberabit)
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To: CyberCowboy777
We were running 64-bit servers in the 1990s.
37 posted on 05/05/2004 11:57:09 AM PDT by B Knotts (Just another medieval Catholic)
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To: CyberCowboy777
Available today - yes
Mainstream - no

The present addressable memory limit with IA32 is 4 Gig. Once upon a time, a machine with 1 GB was unheard of; today it's commonplace. We are fast approaching the 4 Gig barrier.

iAMD-64 bumps the addressable memory limit from 4 Gig, to 256 TeraBytes. Let's just say that 256 TeraBytes of DDR is a really BIG jump forward.

Neglecting PCI-express and multiple Hyper-Transport links (ie. dual core 64 bit processors in a single package; that drops into your existing motherboard), this is where we are going. Nvidia and ATI have already released PCI-express Graphics engines, which bump performance upwards of 300% over existing technology.

Gamers will very likely be among the first to jump on the bandwagon. Next will be those who want to up-band their video through a graphics engine to their HDTV. iAMD64 will rock the world like Intel did with the Pentium against the x486.

49 posted on 05/05/2004 12:06:02 PM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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