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Microsoft to Require 64-bit Processors

Posted by samzenpus on from the upgrade dept.

Nom du Keyboard writes "According to News.com Microsoft has said they will require 64-bit instruction set processors (AMD64/EMT64) for all future processor releases. These include Exchange 12, Longhorn Server R2 and Small-Business Edition Longhorn Server among others. I guess we have to bite this bullet sometime."

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  1. Re:That Does IT !! by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    FYI the Commodore 64 was called such because it had 64kB of memory. That said, there's no excuse for not using the old girl to try and bluescreen Longhorn!

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