Messages in this thread |  | | From | Jim Nance <> | Subject | Re: Byte article - 64 bit Unix | Date | Sat, 26 Oct 1996 20:08:22 -0400 (EDT) |
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> I think we need to distinguish a few things about 64 bit OS's... > > Does the user address space have 64 bit addressability?
Yes
> Do file offsets have 64 bit addressability?
Yes
> Does the CPU do 64 bit arithmetic?
Yes
> Do memory move and copy routines use 64 bit at a time?
Yes, assuming I understand this question.
> > The first two directly enable a leap to larger applications, but > the latter two just provide some increment in performance.
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