On 02/15/2007 09:07 AM, Paul Lussier wrote: > I guess my argument or rather confusion is this. 64-bits is here, has > been for a while, and is stable. So why don't we see more of it? > It can't be just a matter of "32 bits is good enough". > For a majority of cases, 32 bits is good enough. What are the advantages of 64 bit:
- higher memory address space - so what? most desktops only have 1-2GB memory to begin with. - faster than 32 bit - again, so what? You can get a faster CPU by overclocking your existing or buy a new CPU in a few months. - access bigger files - here again, so what? Windows and Linux have been able to do this for many years on 32 bit BTW, the biggest answer to why we haven't upgraded to IPv6 is because the major ISPs haven't implemented it yet. All the routers have to be upgraded to handle it. It'll be a massive undertaking, and mostly outside my control. I can upgrade my system to 64 bit without having to talk to my networking group or Comcast. Unless there's some easy way to start using IPv6 without that, in which case I'll start. I'll admit to not really having looked at IPv6 for at least 5 years, maybe something has changed in the meantime? -Mark _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
