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|    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.                     ... Scratch a lover and find a foe.       --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49        * Origin: Freeway BBS - freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)    |
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