Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:47:33 09/07/03
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On September 06, 2003 at 19:41:00, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On September 06, 2003 at 19:31:40, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: > >>Let Me see if I understand this fully ,and ask the following questions? Isn't >WS 2003 scalable to 64 bit? > >The operating system itself may very well be, but you cannot get the 64 bit >version for Opteron right now. > >>It should run both 32 and 64 bit Programs right? > >The normal version will not run 64 bit programs. How can it _Prevent_ 64 bit instructions? It can't... > >>When might a 64 bit version of WS 2003 be available for the Opteron system? > >Only Microsoft know this... > >>Until the Opteron has a 64 bit version of WS 2003 out ,wouldn't another OS >>from Windows work on the Operton system? > >Yes, but it will not run 64 bit programs. Again, this is wrong. The O/S can't prevent my program from executing 64 bit instructions if I want to, as they are not privileged instructions. The O/S might prevent me from addressing beyond 4 gigabytes... but that's about all it can prevent. > >-- >GCP
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