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   Physical RAM hasn't been limited to 4G for a while.  The Pentium Pro =
extended the physical addressing to 36 bits.  See =
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/server/PAE/pae_os.asp for =
information on this.  There are plenty of other references on =
microsoft.com to support for > 4GB RAM with Windows.

Rich

  "Dave Ings"  wrote in message =
news:3e0e8504$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Someone at work recently pointed out to me that we are getting awfully =
close
  to the 4G (32 bit) architectural limit on RAM, which exists in =
consumer
  class Pentium based hardware ... and with the apparent lack of =
interest by
  just about anybody in Itanium, no apparent path beyond this is either
  hardware or MS software.

  Anybody aware of what Intel and/or MS are planning in this regard? =
Whatever
  their plans are, they don't seem to be making much effort to publicize =
them.
  Perhaps Intel is still trying to figure out what to do with Itanium.
  --
  Regards,
  Dave Ings,
  Toronto, Canada

  "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
  news:3e0d7860$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/INW20021227S0002
  >
  > " DRAM Chip Glut Could Lower Prices In 2003
  >
  > By TechWeb News
  >
  > The world is likely to be up to its hips in DRAM chips in 2003, =
according
  to
  > a survey by Nikkei Market Access.
  >



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Rich
 

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