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![]() I've set out to debunk the long-standing, false myth that 32-bit operating systems are capped at a maximum of 4GB of RAM.
There is nothing stopping 32-bit operating systems from using more than 4gb of RAM. It's true that you can only count so high an address space using 32 bit binary, but processors have had workarounds around this forever, basically using offsets (think how double IEEE 754 floating points work). What I'm saying is, 32-bit Linux distros can support like 100gb of ram ez pz. Its M$ that artificially caps it at 4gb, so you are forced to buy the more expensive "model". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_ba...n_dependencies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension Quote:
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Last edited by r00t; 07-04-2013 at 03:22 AM..
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