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Subject: Re: How much longer can 32-bit computers use internet?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:39:41 05/08/05

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On May 08, 2005 at 11:21:39, Daniel Pineo wrote:

>On May 08, 2005 at 10:03:22, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>Will 32-bit technology computers be able to access and use internet for another
>>20 years without problems?
>>
>>Or perhaps will it start getting awkwrd after another 5 years or so?
>>
>>Or will we start feeling the growing frustration even starting in 2 years from
>>now?
>>
>>I mean, instead of 64-bit technology.
>>
>>S.Taylor
>
>
>The size of the registers in the cpu is irrelevant, you can still only send data
>over a wire one bit at a time.
>
>- Dan Pineo


Actually you can send more than that.  Nobody uses binary modulation any longer.
 Most devices send 8 bits at a time using 256 modulation levels.  :)



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