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

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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