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   Message 504 of 1,237   
   Tony Langdon to Maurice Kinal   
   Re: CRC32   
   07 Oct 16 20:22:00   
   
   -=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    TL> I'm not sure why 64 bit is such a big deal   
      
    MK> In general, I would imagine increased resolution to be the greatest   
    MK> attraction.   
    MK>  For me personally it was a challenge getting it working way back when.   
    MK>  It kept (keeps) me entertained.  :-)   
      
   For me, it depends on the purpose.  On the Pi, I have no compelling reason to   
   go 32 bit.  On desktop systems, it's a different kettle of fish.  I have 8GB   
   RAM, so a 64 bit OS is needed to fully utilise my RAM (without having to resort   
   to PAE.   
      
      
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