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   Message 498 of 1,237   
   Tony Langdon to Maurice Kinal   
   Re: CRC32   
   07 Oct 16 06:38:00   
   
   -=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    MK> So far the deal killer isn't the power supply it is the (mis)use of a   
    MK> 64 bit cpu is where the real loss of efficiency is.  Also if I really   
    MK> wanted (or needed) a purely DC setup I'd be inclined to go with an   
    MK> Intel Atom which I already have a liberated linux-gnu OS working for.   
    MK> Pure 64 bit too.   
      
   I'm not sure why 64 bit is such a big deal, given the likely applications that   
   a Pi would be put to use for.  I can't see it making a lot of difference in any   
   of my likely use scenarios.   
      
      
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