Re: What to choose for Core i5 64 bits?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>>> If you have other i386 machines around, it may be convenient for you to
>>> keep the same architecture so you can share the download bandwidth of
>>> Debian updates, and things like that.
> On the other hand, now might be a good time to begin the migration to the
> future.  32-bits will be around for a long time, but it will increasingly be
> relegated to older hardware and niche applications, such as embedded
> processors or cell phones and the like.  64-bits is going to be the
> "current" architecture for desktops, servers, and the like for a good while
> to come.

That's true.  I used to say and think that ... back around 1992 when
I started to use DEC Alpha machines.  But now that 2GB is about as
little RAM as you can get in a new machine, the push to move to 64bit is
very real.


        Stefan