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NVIDIA is gearing up to end 32-bit OS support



 
 
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Old December 28th 17, 12:38 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux.ubuntu
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Default NVIDIA is gearing up to end 32-bit OS support

On 12/27/2017 02:03 PM, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

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Only when an x86 variant with 64-bit general-purpose registers appeared
(amd64) did anyone start calling them 64-bit CPUs.


OK. Base it on general-purpose registers. Not ADDRESS bus.

BTW, in one of my first microprocessor classes, a student asked the
teacher what a "bus" is. The teacher showed a sense of humor by saying
"a big long thing with 20 or 30 people on it".

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