Re: [Swarm-Support] x86_64 and message forwarding

[Paul Johnson]

Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
> Bill Northcott wrote:
>   
> > So I guess we just to need to get the 32 bit port done and worry about 
> > 64 bit next year.
> >     
> Here's something to look forward too...  y axis is # statistical tests a 
> second (larger is better).
> The R job tested here runs over a lot of memory but is also numerically 
> intensive..  Apple has finally managed to make a fast machine.   I 
> thought I'd never see the day!
>   
I saw your graph and said to my tech buyer "I want a Mac Pro" and he 
said "I've got some 64 bit Intel systems here. Will that do as well?"

What do you think?  Have you got a comparison on an Intel system with 
Linux x86_64 or some such thing?

I've never seen a 64 bit system, have some catching up to do.  Do the 32 
bit libraries still install and run (as in the old Digital Unix 64 
systems) or does everything have to be 64 bit native?

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