2011 32 bit systems becomes junkies...

[coldReactive]

*cough cough* You mean x86, not 32-bits.

Plenty of other arches still use 32-bits for some things (this includes x86_64.)

PS3 isn't even x86 mind you, it's PowerPC.

Also, IA-### processors can't run lower-level OSes (IE: IA-64 can't run x86 oses.) This is why x86_64 processors were created.

[j7%<RmUg]

Yes, and you have to remember that windows 8 is just windows 7 with a different name.

Also i 64-bit isnt useless its faster than 32-bit and who doesnt want more RAM? (even if most people are only using 4-8GBs)

There was a poll a while back asking who used 32-bit and who used 64-bit, i think only around 16% of voters used 64-bit. so based on that i highly doubt we will be 64-bit only by 2012, i think it will happen eventually but only when at least 40%+ users use 64-bit.

Yes, i reckon the linux kernel will be the first to support 128-bit cpus, probably while microsoft are building their 6th vista clone.

[surfed]

Also i 64-bit isnt useless its faster than 32-bit

Proof please.

[running_rabbit07]

Proof please.

I can agree, when I was running 32 bit Ubuntu, it was just as snappy as 64 bit an the same machine.

Do they even use the full 64 bits? When I took A+ the book said something about they were only using 50 bits.

[surfed]

There are very few programs, mainly database stuff that will run faster on 64bit, everything else might actually run a tad slower.

[j7%<RmUg]

Ok, sorry ill rephrase that.

SOME things run faster on 64-bit for SOME people.

Better?

[surfed]

Ok, sorry ill rephrase that.

SOME things run faster on 64-bit for SOME people.

Better?

Thats a very different statement. I would go further and replace the first SOME with FEW.

[lisati]

I'm sure that it will be be possible to design a well-written 16-bit program that will work better than a poorly-written 64- or 128-bit program. The challenge in years to come will be to find a machine to run it on. (Edit: probably some kind of virtual machine.)

[surfed]

As I stated before its not about how the program was written but due to the fact that 64-bit pointers take twice as much memory, and operands take twice as much time. So unless the program takes advantage of the bigger ram available to 64-bit systems there is no advantage.

[running_rabbit07]

Here is a poll that I just started for this subject.