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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to All   
   Re: VMS previous DEC/CPQ/HP[E] decisions   
   21 Sep 25 23:22:18   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:20:20 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > For databases the argument was that 64 bit allowed for larger address   
   > space and more memory and more caching would increase performance.   
   >   
   > I don't know if that applies to Exchange as well.   
      
   Even if it did, it would have been moot. Windows NT remained resolutely   
   32-bit, even on 64-bit machines like Alpha, right into the ’00s.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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