On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:22, carmen wrote:
> > > >doesnt work on x86,
>
> how long after 32 bit x86 chips came out, did they stop
> differentiating between 16 and 32 bit versions when discussing
> them? now that x86_64 has been out about 4 years, i think
> maybe we can start doing that again with 32 and 64.. so i
> stand by my claim it only works on computers that you can no
> longer buy (check the latest offerings from AMD and Intel,
> theyre all 64 bit)
I personally call them "amd64", and three of the last four PC's
that I've bought, all this year, are 32-bit.
Just say "proprietary software sucks, I hate it" rather than
trying to pull this kind of wordplay.
Rob
Received on Fri Oct 20 08:15:06 2006
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