Re: [SLE] Why should I buy 64bit hardware ?

From: qrn_Hansen?= (orn.hansen_at_swipnet.se)
Date: 05/03/04

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Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 12:00:48 +0200

    måndag 03 maj 2004 08:17 skrev Koenraad Lelong:
    > I would like to build my own machine, which is going to serve mail
    > (Postfix, Courier-Imap), web (maybe), files (Samba), proxy (Squid), for
    > my home-network. I hope to have it running for the next 4 to 5 years, if
    > the hardware allows. Since SuSE 9.1 will include 64bit software I'm
    > considering to make the new machine 64bit.
    > Any reason to go (or not) to AMD Athlon64 (or Opteron) ? Comments invited.
    > TIA

      I'm currently running a 64-bit Athlon system, and the reason I switched is
    as follows.

      Every year, there's a tremendous leap in hardware and unfortunately the
    software follows up. Most of the software, aren't functionally superior to
    software that ran like 10 years ago, but they provide a lot more visual
    characterization which appear to gulp more cpu power, although I suspect a
    lot of that power is swallowed by embedded interpreters.

      I see the leap to 64-bit, as a future investment. The 32-bit systems, will
    dominate, but I suspect that won't be for long. Already there are complaints
    about how address space is getting short, tera byte databases are emerging
    and therefore a gigabyte address space is lacking. And already, Intel is
    planning it's takeover off the 64-bit, but x86 compatible market :-) I
    suspect, it won't be long until 64-bit workstations will be dominant, even in
    the PC world ... and we'll even be seeing 64-bit PCI slots, and not just in
    Opteron systems.

      So, this way I'll have a system that's a "future" system (say one or two
    years from now), and will enjoy being able to have a feel of the market as it
    emerges for real. 

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