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

Author: leonid

Date: 18:07:40 02/28/02

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On February 27, 2002 at 21:36:29, William H Rogers wrote:

>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.

Do you speak about Radio Shack 2000? My first computer.

Leonid



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