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**rasmasyean** · 08-26-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Adrian Wainer

Quote: Originally Posted by KrossX

@Adrian Wainer: Yes, I really didn't think about it that way.

Although my point was, as Brink said, that there's more to the 64 bits than just more RAM. Wich is actually the topic's title...

And yes, time will pass until true 64bits applications are seen extracting juice from our super-multi-stuff-something-64-processors.... Maybe once 128bits processing is around for PC's and alike? And then... a new topic will appear! "128 bits: More than just cookies". Hehehehe

Hi Kross, the RAM which a 64 bit system will support is just so huge that from that aspect I can't see any need to go to 128 bits for a long time. what I will think will drive a migration from 64 bit to 128 bit computing will be home and work place robotics.

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The fact that 32-bit systems only have 32-bits of data to work with means that they can only address up to 4 GB of RAM. A 64-bit system on the other hand could theoretically address up to 16 exabytes of RAM (That’s over 16,000,000 GB of RAM). In reality though, there are few, if any, 64-bit systems that support 16 exabytes of RAM. Building a machine that supports that much memory would be extraordinarily expensive. To counter this cost, many manufacturers impose RAM address space limits that fall somewhere between the 4 GB limit of 32-bit machines and the theoretical 16 exabytes that a 64-bit system should be capable of addressing. Most existing 64-bit systems limit physical RAM to somewhere between 8 GB and 256 TB.

Published: Nov 23, 2004

What You Need To Know About The Shift to 64-Bit Computing

Bye the way, what flag is that?

Best and Warm Regards
Adrian Wainer

Well, if this recent discovery works out to be commercially viable, maybe it will eliminate the hard drive and all you will have is a computer with a large amount of RAM? Who knows.

"Memristor could enable instant-on PCs, massive data storage and computers that think like humans "
HP Discovers Potential "God Particle" of Electronics | Popular Science

08-26-2008	#66 (permalink)
rasmasyean Vista Ultimate x64 210 posts	Re: 64-bit: More than just the RAM Quote: Originally Posted by Adrian Wainer Quote: Originally Posted by KrossX @Adrian Wainer: Yes, I really didn't think about it that way. Although my point was, as Brink said, that there's more to the 64 bits than just more RAM. Wich is actually the topic's title... And yes, time will pass until true 64bits applications are seen extracting juice from our super-multi-stuff-something-64-processors.... Maybe once 128bits processing is around for PC's and alike? And then... a new topic will appear! "128 bits: More than just cookies". Hehehehe Hi Kross, the RAM which a 64 bit system will support is just so huge that from that aspect I can't see any need to go to 128 bits for a long time. what I will think will drive a migration from 64 bit to 128 bit computing will be home and work place robotics. Quote: The fact that 32-bit systems only have 32-bits of data to work with means that they can only address up to 4 GB of RAM. A 64-bit system on the other hand could theoretically address up to 16 exabytes of RAM (That’s over 16,000,000 GB of RAM). In reality though, there are few, if any, 64-bit systems that support 16 exabytes of RAM. Building a machine that supports that much memory would be extraordinarily expensive. To counter this cost, many manufacturers impose RAM address space limits that fall somewhere between the 4 GB limit of 32-bit machines and the theoretical 16 exabytes that a 64-bit system should be capable of addressing. Most existing 64-bit systems limit physical RAM to somewhere between 8 GB and 256 TB. Published: Nov 23, 2004 What You Need To Know About The Shift to 64-Bit Computing Bye the way, what flag is that? Best and Warm Regards Adrian Wainer Well, if this recent discovery works out to be commercially viable, maybe it will eliminate the hard drive and all you will have is a computer with a large amount of RAM? Who knows. "Memristor could enable instant-on PCs, massive data storage and computers that think like humans " HP Discovers Potential "God Particle" of Electronics \| Popular Science Last edited by rasmasyean; 08-26-2008 at 08:35 PM..
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