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[Jon W{tte]

In article <4384 at ficc.uu.net> peter at ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:

>still see a fair number of 32-bit machines 20 years from now, but 64-bit
>machines with 64-bit software will be on the rise. In 50 years... who knows.

>_Across Realtime_ by Vernor Vinge), but I suspect that 64-bit machines will
>be on the way out.

So, if computers have stuck with 32 bits for n years, are there not
chances that computers will do so for another n years ? And the dawn of
parallell cube machines suggest that computing power is increased through
new architectures, not through more bits in the registers.

Of course, IF Unix (TM of AT&T, isn't it ?) is still around at 2038,
I think THAT implementation will take care of the 32-bit problem...
Especially since this meeting ALREADY is suggesting something is done
about this problem.

>Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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