Microsoft Leaks Details of 128-bit Windows 8

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 8, 2009 @03:41AM from the still-haven't-got-32-bits-right dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft is planning to make Windows 8 a 128-bit operating system, according to details leaked from the software giant's Research department. The discovery came to light after Microsoft Research employee Robert Morgan carelessly left details of his work on the social-networking site LinkedIn. His page read: 'Working in high-security department for research and development involving strategic planning for medium and long-term projects. Research & Development projects including 128-bit architecture compatibility with the Windows 8 kernel and Windows 9 project plan. Forming relationships with major partners: Intel, AMD, HP and IBM.' It has since been removed."

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Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 by commodore64_love · 2009-10-08 05:06 · Score: 5, Insightful

Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters.

It's a sad day when you can no longer post ASCII art onto a forum. Have we come so far that we've forgotten where we come from?

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Re:128 bit C data type? by 4D6963 · 2009-10-08 05:34 · Score: 5, Insightful

int128_t?
It blows my mind how few people use stdint.h when it makes a lot more sense to use that these days.

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