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Subject: Re: When will 64-bit computers be the norm?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:01:00 02/27/02

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On February 27, 2002 at 15:21:22, Russell Reagan wrote:

>How long will it be before 64-bit processors are the common computing platform?
>64-bit processors are out there right now, but they're significantly more
>expensive than the faster 32-bit processors.
>
>Russell


3-5 years max.  Just go back to the 8086 days and see how long they lasted
after the 80286 (16 bit) came out.  Ditto for when the 80386 came out, how
long did the 286 last?

It is just a matter of time.  And not a lot of time.



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