Why are still not at 64 bits [was Can't figure out Firefox Plugin Requirement ]

Jon 'maddog' Hall maddog at li.org
Wed Feb 14 22:52:02 EST 2007


On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 22:22 -0500, Paul Lussier wrote:
> "Ben Scott" <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> >   I'm still running 32-bit everywhere, but from what I've read, it
> > seems like the recommended solution is to use a 32-bit environment for
> > web browsing.  It's generally possible to do this in an otherwise
> > 64-bit environment.  The details and difficult vary by distribution
> > and release.
> >
> >   I assume that, even with Flash memory leaks, a 64-bit address space
> > isn't needed for web browsing.  :)
> 
> I find it mind-boggling that the Alpha came out what, 16-18 years ago
> with 64 bit technology and it *still* hasn't caught on in the
> mainstream.  Why is that?  Is there really that little market demand
> for 64 bits?  Sure, you only need 32 bits (or less) to run Word, but
> imagine how many more bugs MS could sell if they had double the amount
> of address-space!
> 
I think there is a strong analogy between why we do not have 64 bits
everyplace, and why we still suffer with IPv4 instead of IPv6

md



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