Re: Is AMD64 for me?
On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 15:36, Per-Arne Hellarvik wrote:
> Yes AMD64 is definitively for you...
It seems to me that Acrobat Reader will not be OK anyhow.
This is proprietary software, and you'll never know if they will port it
to AMD64, even more if it is on Debian.
[..]
> Ric Otte (ric@otte.ucsc.edu) wrote:
> > I need to make another computer this summer, and am seriously
> > considering getting an AMD64 machine. I've been using Debian on my
> > desktop for a few years, but I am not an expert by any measure; thus
> > my worry is that I'm not an experienced enough user to handle Debian
> > on AMD64.
> >
> > My needs are fairly simple. I need to be able to run programs like:
> > vim, latex, mutt, x, mozilla, cdrecord, acrobat reader, gnumeric,
> > gimp, etc. I have seldom compiled my own programs, and tend to just
> > use what can easily be gotten through Debian.
> >
> > Since I use this machine for work, I need to have it working by
> > sometime in August. I realize that progress is being made rapidly on
> > the AMD64 port, and was wondering if folks on this list thought it
> > would be suitable for an ordinary user like me now, or if I should
> > wait until August, or if I should wait even longer. I'm concerned
> > that I could get myself into a situation in which I simply can't get
> > the machine to work with Debian.
> >
> > (I was thinking about getting an ASUS K8V SE motherboard, along with a
> > Athalon 64 3000; If there is any known problem with this and Debian,
> > please let me know.)
> >
> > Any thoughts are appreciated,
> >
> > Ric
> >
> >
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