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64 bit O/S...Is this still the future?
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<blockquote data-quote="Avalon" data-source="post: 125538" data-attributes="member: 5184"><p>Guess that would be something like OS XI (OS 11), as OS X means, and is read, as OS "10", not OS "X" (like the letter X).</p><p>My roman numbering might be a bit rusty, but I can't recall Y being a roman number... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>64bit is the future, in general for all platforms. It is the next logical step forward.</p><p>Though if we take game consoles as example, the next big step might be a very different one...</p><p>The Sega Dreamcast had a 128bit (!!) CPU, while the newer and definitely more performant Xbox has only a 32bit CPU (Intel PIII).</p><p></p><p>So maybe someday, we might get back to 8bit?! Who knows... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avalon, post: 125538, member: 5184"] Guess that would be something like OS XI (OS 11), as OS X means, and is read, as OS "10", not OS "X" (like the letter X). My roman numbering might be a bit rusty, but I can't recall Y being a roman number... :cool: 64bit is the future, in general for all platforms. It is the next logical step forward. Though if we take game consoles as example, the next big step might be a very different one... The Sega Dreamcast had a 128bit (!!) CPU, while the newer and definitely more performant Xbox has only a 32bit CPU (Intel PIII). So maybe someday, we might get back to 8bit?! Who knows... :p [/QUOTE]
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