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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu 64-Bit   
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   Richard Asbridge wrote:   
   > On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:57:58 +0000, MCR wrote:   
   >    
   >> Richard Asbridge wrote:   
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   >>> The standard that AMD introduced for 64bit is supported by the Intel    
   >>> core 2 Duo (note the 2) the Intel Core Duo (it's predecessor) is a 32bit    
   >>> CPU   
   >>>   
   >>> read these for details of each:   
   >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_Duo   
   >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2_Duo   
   >>>   
   >>> If you have the core 2, then you can indeed use the X86-64 version of    
   >>> any Linux distro often marked "amd64" or "EM64T" or X86_64 in the    
   >>> downloads section of various distro sites.   
   >>>   
   >>> Read this for details about the standard:   
   >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64   
   >>>   
   >>> hope that clears things up :)   
   >> It does indeed,thank you.  I do have a core 2 duo (sorry i forgot the 2    
   >> part).  I'll probably try the 64 bit version in the next upgrade cycle    
   >> as I about to upgrade my RAM to 4GB at around the same time.   
   >    
   > P.S. I'm running 64bit Kubuntu with full house Beryl on my 24" panel all   
   > driven by my rather spiffy new nvidia graphics card and everything works   
   > really well :)   
   >    
      
   Thats what I like to hear.   Thanks for the info   
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