Comments on: 32bit or 64bit http://www.zen.org/2005/06/14/32bit-or-64bit/ The thoughts, ideas, habits, and interests of a sub-culture. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Davis http://www.zen.org/2005/06/14/32bit-or-64bit/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Christopher Davis Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:40:27 +0000 http://www.zen.org/?p=334#comment-943 I'm hearing 32-bit at the moment, but presumably 64-bit later; the big issue seems to be "computrons per watt", and none of the Intel 64-bit chips (Itanium or EM64T) are terribly good on those numbers. I expect to see Intel-based portables as some of the first shipping x86 Macs. I’m hearing 32-bit at the moment, but presumably 64-bit later; the big issue seems to be “computrons per watt”, and none of the Intel 64-bit chips (Itanium or EM64T) are terribly good on those numbers.

I expect to see Intel-based portables as some of the first shipping x86 Macs.

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