OK, so as I unterstand it, when you have two versions of the same OS, 32-bit and 64-bit, about 90% of the files are the same files. The kernel and some of the DLLs and memory address stuff would have ...
I've waited quite some time to take a look at x86-64, because I wasn't too enthused about it when it was first announced. But the more I've read about it, the more I've come around, and at this point ...
High-end servers today contain 64-bit processors, while desktops and notebooks run 32-bit CPUs, as do many low-end servers. Most servers need, or would at least benefit from, the 4GB-plus memories ...
Big Blue is to release z/OS, its z900 mainframe operating system upgraded to take advantage of the new model's 64-bit design. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...