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>>>>...Let this discussion rest until a 128bit or 256bit version of Windows is released, which will not happen before I'm dead.
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>>>Do you think work until dead? :)
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>>Seriously, I don't expect a 128bit or 256bit Windows version, except maybe server versions, to arrive within the next 30-40 years.
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>They did not expect a qwerty keyboard and screen for outputs (they used printer for output) at Space 1999... :)
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>Maybe there will no Windows at next 30-40 years, maybe everyone will use Facebook OS. I'm serious too...
I can't say how accurate my memories are about this... but here goes.
it's only been about 40 years ago when 8-bit micros were just becoming available. We're talking about 64KB address space (w/ most systems "maxing out" on RAM at 48KB).
... and about 31 years since introduction of the IBM-PC w/ 16-bit 8088 CPU, which had 1MB address space.
... and about 28~29 years since the introduction of IBM PC/AT w/ 80286 that had 16MB address space.
... 23~24 years since the introduction of 80486 systems which could theoretically be set up to go up to 4GB. (I remember back then, 4GB was a HUUUGE amount of memory, and definitely a pipe dream of even coming close -- IIRC, available harddisk size of that time wasn't even close to that level).
... about 20 years ago with the introduction of Win 3.1, real mode memory addressing was a thing of the past..
... and about 18 years ago there was the big push to go from 16-bit to 32-bit
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