Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Mar 2001 23:07:17 +0100 | From | Jonathan Morton <> | Subject | Re: 64-bit block sizes on 32-bit systems |
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>These are NOT the only 64 bit systems - Intel, PPC, IBM (in various guises). >If you need raw compute power, the Alpha is pretty good (we have over a >1000 in a Cray T3..).
Best of all, the PowerPC and the POWER are binary-compatible to a very large degree - just the latter has an extra set of 64-bit instructions. What was that I was hearing about having to redevelop or recompile your apps for 64-bit?
I can easily imagine a 64-bit filesystem being accessed by a bunch of RS/6000s and monitored using an old PowerMac. Goodness, the PowerMac 9600 even has 6 PCI slots to put all those SCSI-RAID and Ethernet cards in. :)
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