[plug] Linux hardware compatibility

[Chris Caston]

On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 16:07, William Kenworthy wrote:
> Unlike windoze, most distros have full 64bit versions available, so
> there's little problem there.  The problem is that some applications are
> still 32 bit, in part at least.  There's often a valid reason such as
> speed why this is done.
> 
> Buying 32 bit today doesnt seem very future proof, esp as Intel seem to
> be behind amd at the moment, and look like they have to go 32/64 bit to
> compete.  Once windows goes 64 bit, 32 bit will quickly become an
> unsupported legacy.

I'll still be supporting it :) In fact i've had to work on a few PI/AMD2
AT form factor systems this year. I guess it depends on your definition
of "quickly" because 5 years from now there will still be people using
their 32-bit machines.



> 
> BillK
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 13:19 +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> > Craig Foster wrote:
> > 
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