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Sixty-four-bit computing is here and available to systems builders now. Although recent advances in 32-bit processors have been impressive, the idea of data coursing through 64-bit wide registers ...
No. 64-bit Windows will not run on 32-bit architecture, and, in fact, you can't even install it. That said, you can install and run 32-bit Windows on any hardware, both 32-bit and 64-bit.
Erik Lustig's mom called him recently in a bit of a panic. She'd been in a retail store shopping for a computer and the sales guy asked her whether she wanted a 32-bit computer or a 64-bit ...
The article discusses the general idea of 64-bit computing, as well as some of the specifics of AMD's x86-64 ISA, the 64-bit extension to the x86 ISA.
The engineering field has also discovered the merits of 64-bit. Autodesk's Revit is an application that enables engineers to create complex data models of buildings. These can have thousands of ...
Systems using 64-bit processors would be mainstream by the end of 2006, he said, and 64-bit computing at the server level would happen more quickly than any other platform changeover in the past.
This week's Mac.Ars asks why 64-bit computing matters and what Apple needs to do with its 64-bit CPUs.<blockquote> ...
It is time to start thinking about 64-bit computing with the 64-bit version of Windows Server on the horizon. Here are the top five benefits it can offer.
Apple touts Snow Leopard's 64-bit capabilities as a selling point for the operating system, but bloggers are claiming it's not a true 64-bit OS. Columnist Ryan Faas cuts through the confusion.
SuSE CEO Richard Seibt says the debut of 64-bit processors from Intel and AMD will break a logjam that has plagued IT server computing--with major implications for the ranks of Penguinistas.
If you're a developer looking to make the mobile experience more powerful for your end users, 64-bit computing is worth looking into. With powerful 64-bit architecture at ...
SuSE'S CEO says the debut of 64-bit processors from Intel and AMD will break a logjam that has plagued IT server computing--with major implications for Linux.