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Windows Reaches 64-Bits, For OEMs

Posted by timothy on from the grand-innovations dept.

thatrez writes: "Microsoft 's Windows Advanced Server, Limited Edition, is now available for computers based on Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip. The Itanium chip supports greater amounts of system memory and offers stronger floating-point, or mathematical, capabilities than current 32-bit desktop processors. The extra memory support and the floating-point capabilities increase the performance of Web hosting, data warehousing and other applications." Now available in this case means that certain OEMs will soon be selling systems loaded with 64-bit Advanced Server, and later other manufacturers will join in. 64-bit versions of XP are expected sometime next year as well.

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  1. wow this is great news... by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'll run it on my nonexistant IA64 machine!

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  2. this means new books by swagr · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Advanced Server for Advanced Dummies"
    I can't wait.

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  3. In other news... by jd · · Score: 3, Funny
    William Gates III was quoted as saying that nobody would ever need more than 64 bits of memory.


    ObLinuxComment: Let's make Linux 128-bit clean, just for the hell of it, so it's ready for when someone makes a 128-bit processor to run it on. :)

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  4. Wait for WinAS/LE service pack 5, SE, whatever by ch-chuck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now CodeRed can scan IP's addys for unpatched IIS machines to infect in half the time.

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  5. Limited Edition! by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, I have to get it quick - will it come with an extra disc with commentary and "making of" features?

    Does anyone know if it comes in a metal lunchbox, or tin case?

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  6. Re:Windows is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There were also zero bug reports for CP/M-86.

    And let's not even start talking about the number of bug reports for Multics during that same time period.

  7. In my day... by pogofish · · Score: 2, Funny

    we could crash Windows with only 16 bits. None of this namby-pamby 64 bit stuff. No sir. We used to say, "look at me, I'm crashing with a segmented memory model!" And you know what? It was good enough for us and we liked it.


    This new generation doesn't know how to crash Windows. No sir. They say, "oh, I couldn't possibly crash Windows without 64 bits, oh no." Wimps. All of 'em. Think bus bits grow on trees or something.

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