On Thursday 19 October 2006 23:22, carmen wrote: > > > >doesnt work on x86, > > how long after 32 bit x86 chips came out, did they stop > differentiating between 16 and 32 bit versions when discussing > them? now that x86_64 has been out about 4 years, i think > maybe we can start doing that again with 32 and 64.. so i > stand by my claim it only works on computers that you can no > longer buy (check the latest offerings from AMD and Intel, > theyre all 64 bit) I personally call them "amd64", and three of the last four PC's that I've bought, all this year, are 32-bit. Just say "proprietary software sucks, I hate it" rather than trying to pull this kind of wordplay. Rob
