Author: William H Rogers
Date: 18:36:29 02/27/02
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On February 27, 2002 at 18:01:00, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. You forgot the 80186, which had an even shorter life through Radio Shack.
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