Re: Upgrading to AMD 64

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:11:47 +0000, Big and Blue wrote:

> Geoff wrote:
>>
>> Am I going to run into major problems with my existing applications /
>> libs if I go the AMD 64 route for the new box? In other words, am I
>> going to break things if I simply compile a kernel with AMD 64 support
>> and carry on regardless?
>
> Well, I haven't. You can still run the 32-bit applications
> (provided
> the 32-bit libraries are installed too). And they run just about as
> fast as 64-bit ones (more than can be said for 32-bit on Itanium...).

Thanks for the speedy response. Looks like fun.

Geoff
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