Re: Byte article - 64 bit Unix
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
26 Oct 1996 01:45:28 GMT
Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.95.961025154737.194A-100000@dial-cup2-16.iway.aimnet.com>
By author: Rob Glover <potato@dsnet.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Linux probably wasn't mentioned because Linux isn't 64-bit <jeez i hope
> i'm right so i don't get flamed ;>
>
Consider yourself flamed. Linux is most certainly 64-bit on the
Alpha. Currently there is no support for either Sparc64 nor MIPS64;
that tends to be more difficult since you also want backward
compatibility with the 32-bit versions.
-hpa
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