-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 TL> I'm not sure why 64 bit is such a big deal

 MK> In general, I would imagine increased resolution to be the greatest
 MK> attraction.
 MK>  For me personally it was a challenge getting it working way back when.
 MK>  It kept (keeps) me entertained.  :-)

For me, it depends on the purpose.  On the Pi, I have no compelling reason to
go 32 bit.  On desktop systems, it's a different kettle of fish.  I have 8GB
RAM, so a 64 bit OS is needed to fully utilise my RAM (without having to resort
to PAE.


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