Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:42:23 -0700 From: Michael Collette <Metrol@Metrol.net> To: Andy Reitz <reitz@eecs.cwru.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD64 Desktop Support Message-ID: <449895EF.5090407@Metrol.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.53.0606202028500.14129@brak> References: <44978913.3070401@Metrol.net> <20060620015644.629b47a2@localhost> <449891DA.70507@Metrol.net> <Pine.SOL.4.53.0606202028500.14129@brak>
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Andy Reitz wrote: > In 64-bit mode, that does appear to be the case. However, it sounds like > you could purchase an AMD64-based processor, and have everythign work fine > in 32-bit mode. Then later down the road, as the software evolves, you > could upgrade FreeBSD to be 64-bit and be set. > > Just a thought, I was thinking along those lines as well, but then the money starts to kick in. The dual core Pentium is a much lower price than the dual AMD64. By the time the software is truly ready to go 64-bit, I think I'd be better off buying a system at that point. Maybe they'll be selling quads by then :) Later on, -- "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." - Yogi Berra
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