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Subject: Re: OT. hardware question.

Author: pavel

Date: 23:17:18 09/09/01

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On September 10, 2001 at 01:51:24, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On September 10, 2001 at 01:03:35, pavel wrote:
>
>>I am certainly not one of those hardwrae or software gurus out there.
>>
>>SO, i guess someone out there might help me.
>>
>>my question , how can a 32 bit processor have more than 512mb of RAM? I am
>>asking this because My computer is an Intel Celeron 600mhz has 2 memory slot
>>each can hold up 256mb SDRAM. And I believe I have read somewhere or heard from
>>someone (cant remember), that a 32bit processor limitation is 512mb RAM.
>>
>>So how is it possible that some computer have more than 512mb RAM, is there an
>>external hardware included?
>
>I believe a 32-bit machine can address 4GB of memory.


yeah, I read something like that in PCworld. thats why i was confued.

pavs.



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