At 04:03 PM 8/13/2002, Jochen Kunz wrote:
On 2002.08.13 20:21 Matt Thomas wrote: [32 bit userland] > Yes it would. But one advantage to this is that 32-bit programs > are usually smaller and use less memory than their 64-bit > counterparts. The one and only 64 bit arch I got my hands on so far is Alpha and AFAIK Alpha is a "true" 64 bit only arch. I was quite surprised how memory hungry an Alpha is. I am used to VAXen. 128 MB RAM is huge for a VAX, but a breakfast for an Alpha.
Note that WINNT for Alpha ran 32bit apps. Most 64bit architecture can run 32bit apps. It just a matter of emitting the right instructions. -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt%3am-software.com@localhost 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt/ Cupertino, CA Disclaimer: I avow all knowledge of this message