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SubjectRe: 64-bit block sizes on 32-bit systems
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On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Jonathan Morton wrote:
>>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. :)

Save the money - get one fiber channel and connect to all that through
one interface...

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