Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:16:19 05/08/05
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On May 08, 2005 at 15:45:22, Alan Grotier wrote: >On May 08, 2005 at 15:39:41, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>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. :) > > > Bob,so what does that mean in answer to his question. > And please in laymans language.........Alan It means the internal data size (register/bus/etc width) is irrelevant so far as network programming and operations go... Your trusty 8080 cpu would have no problems talking TCP/IP...
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