Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 7 Jul 2001 13:06:16 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > that the expected lifespan for 32 bit systems is now less than 3 years, so > > elaborate planning that delays implementation buys us nothing more than a > > smaller window of usefulness. > Maybe by then only 64-bit cpus will matter. Who knows.
Reality check.
Embedded PCI 32bit processors are going to be very common People are only now retiring 486's
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