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Subject: Re: OT. hardware question.

Author: Jouni Uski

Date: 01:06:50 09/10/01

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On September 10, 2001 at 02:17:18, pavel wrote:

>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.

 32
2  =  4 294 967 296. Simple!

Jouni



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