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From: Jonathan Morton <chromi@cyberspace.org>
Subject: Re: 64-bit block sizes on 32-bit systems
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>These are NOT the only 64 bit systems - Intel, PPC, IBM (in various guises).
>If you need raw compute power, the Alpha is pretty good (we have over a
>1000 in a Cray T3..).

Best of all, the PowerPC and the POWER are binary-compatible to a very
large degree - just the latter has an extra set of 64-bit instructions.
What was that I was hearing about having to redevelop or recompile your
apps for 64-bit?

I can easily imagine a 64-bit filesystem being accessed by a bunch of
RS/6000s and monitored using an old PowerMac.  Goodness, the PowerMac 9600
even has 6 PCI slots to put all those SCSI-RAID and Ethernet cards in.  :)

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