On 04-30-97, CHRISTER SOLSTRAND said to JEFF GUERDAT:
JG> CS>Talking about 64-bit... Is it true that NT 5.0 is going to be a
JG> CS>64-bit OS?
JG> Not unless a 64 bit CPU is available.  Actually, DEC and MS have
JG> announced a closer relationship that includes a 64 bit version for the
JG> Alpha CPU which already IS a 64 bit CPU...
CS>But that doesn't necessarily make the OS for Intel processors 64-bit, does
CS>it? And by the way: Whoever can afford a new Alpha system?
Nope, the Intel version is still 32 bit and will remain there until Intel
makes a real 64 bit CPU, complete with a new instruction set.
For home, an Alpha would be a poor choice.  For technical desktops (something
I'm in the middle of trying to get Kodak's middle managers, both on the
product development and office productivity sides, to understand - there IS a
difference and that's why an NT rollout will look and cost like a Unix
environment), it may be a logical choice *IF* there is software that doesn't
have to run thru the emulator (any software for Intel-only, which is most of
it, must run this way, with the attendant performance hits).  Technical apps
are being ported but most other software isn't, at least yet...
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