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to: Geo
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2006-04-23 09:30:26
subject: Re: When to switch to Win64 for more memory? How app compatible is it?

From: Mike '/m' 

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:49:06 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Randall Parker"
>
>wrote in message news:444ab155$1{at}w3....
>
>> So how much RAM can one use with Win32 XP Pro?
>
>2 gig is the limit most machines will support.
>
>Don't you find it funny how we used to argue about the 4mb mantra and how NT
>would never be a desktop OS because it required 16mb and now you are asking
>about using more than 2gb in a desktop? I would think 1or 2g should be
>plenty for anything. Spend your money on fast disk instead.

Don't forget the graphics cards that have 1GB and 2GB just for video processing.

We've come a long way since we had to wait for the vertical retrace
interval to write into video memory....

 /m

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