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[ale] 64-bit vs 32-bit?
- Subject: [ale] 64-bit vs 32-bit?
- From: pete.hardie at gmail.com (Pete Hardie)
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:55:21 -0400
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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 07:46, <jwkite at gmail.com> wrote:
> I run Ubuntu 64 bit for a desktop and have for a couple of years. I also have a 32 bit desktop for my kids. The differences seem to be very minor. For a while there were issues with proprietary things like Flash, but those issues are diminishing.
>
> The only plus that I have seen it that I can run >4GB RAM. Since I use my machine for editing and mastering audio I find that to be valuable.
Thanks - I don't think I've got that much RAM in the laptop, so it's
probably not an issue.
I'm mainly going to use it as a terminal, but since it won't be my
main machine, I can experiement with such things.
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Pete Hardie
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