[CS-FSLUG] 64 bit OS?

[Fred A. Miller]

Jason P. Franklin wrote:
> What are the pros and cons of running a 64 bit OS?  The ubuntu install
> pages say I can run the 64bit version on my Core Duo MacBook.  Just
> wondering if this is a good idea?

If you do anything "heavy duty" like editing of large photos, like I do,
then it's very much an advantage. If all you do is read email and surf
the web., then there's no real gain. Any real heavy duty work will be
better with 64-bit. I use opensuse 11.1 beta 5 64-bit.

Fred

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"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to
control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by
deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks
will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up
homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." Thomas Jefferson, 1802