11.04 32 bit or 64 bit for 64 bit AMD sempron

[Doug]

On 05/13/2011 03:09 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
> On Friday 13 May 2011 08:34:23 am J wrote:
>> FWIW, I run 64bit on everything I have that supports it and the only
>> issue I've noticed that was directly attributable to running 64bit was
>> getting a working Flash player, but with a few notable instabilities,
>> Adobe's experimental 64bit flash player works fairly well. (for a
>> fairly loose definition of Well.)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
> Unfortunately there are more problems with device-drivers that are 32 bit
> only. This is _my_ main reason for staying 32 bit for now.
>
> In the long run, 64 bit will become mandatory by 2038, but that's still far
> away (actually the problem will probably show earlier if you have to plan a
> few years in advance).
>
> Thierry
>
>
I would bet that it becomes mandatory by 2016--and I/m being pessimistic.
It could be that Windows 8 will require it, and that will be out in 
around 2 years
or less.
--doug

--doug

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