Does anyone know when windows XP 64 bit edition is going to be released?

[keviheit]

Does anyone know when windows XP 64 bit edition is going to be released?

 

[Nothinman]

Every time you don't use the search button, Bill Gates kills a kitten.

 

[Budman]

hahaha

 

[keviheit]

I dont like cats

 

[Nothinman]

And I don't like XP, what's your point?

 

[dashiki]

I don't like people who don't like XP

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: dashiki
I don't like people who don't like XP

I don't like you.

 

[xcript]

I don't like peas.

 

[amol]

ummmmm . . . back ON topic . . .

64 bit OS wouldnt help unless there is widespread 64 bit software

so no need waiting for it

take the XP plunge

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: keviheit
I dont like cats

I don't like people who don't like pussy.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Amol
ummmmm . . . back ON topic . . .

64 bit OS wouldnt help unless there is widespread 64 bit software

so no need waiting for it

take the XP plunge

um sure it would. XP itself can benefit from a move to 64bit, ask anybody who has the beta installed. Sure, it'll be much better when more 64bit software are installed, but it has to start somewhere.

 

[Nothinman]

um sure it would. XP itself can benefit from a move to 64bit

The benefits are very little. The added VM space is only needed by very specialized apps and most people can't afford enough physical memory to make it worthwhile. There are some speed benefits that come from the added registers and in-core memory controller, but those would still be there if the CPU were 32-bit.

 

[Megatomic]

I'm wondering if 32bit OSes were greeted with the same lukewarm enthusiasm back in the day. I can't remember caring one way or another myself.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

um sure it would. XP itself can benefit from a move to 64bit

The benefits are very little. The added VM space is only needed by very specialized apps and most people can't afford enough physical memory to make it worthwhile. There are some speed benefits that come from the added registers and in-core memory controller, but those would still be there if the CPU were 32-bit.

But the added GPR's won't be available to IA-32 code, so in that sense, AMD-64 will be worthwhile to avarge Joe.

 

[Nothinman]

I'm wondering if 32bit OSes were greeted with the same lukewarm enthusiasm back in the day

Probably not, I'm sure getting rid of segmented memory addressing was a godsend.

But the added GPR's won't be available to IA-32 code, so in that sense, AMD-64 will be worthwhile to avarge Joe.

I know, that's why I said "if the CPU were 32-bit" instead of x86. I was just trying to point out that the fact that the arch is 64-bit is largely irrelevant to most people.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
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But the added GPR's won't be available to IA-32 code, so in that sense, AMD-64 will be worthwhile to avarge Joe.

I know, that's why I said "if the CPU were 32-bit" instead of x86. I was just trying to point out that the fact that the arch is 64-bit is largely irrelevant to most people.

Ah, right, should have read it more carefully