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AnandTech: AMD and Linux: Reaching for the 64-bit Trophy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 12, 2004

[ Thanks to rjw for
this link. ]

“Without a viable 64-bit Windows solution available today,
enthusiasts and neophytes alike are looking to Linux for new
opportunities. Is Linux mature enough to take advantage of the same
technology released to the public only months ago? The answers are
more complicated than many of us originally thought, particularly
considering the competition.

“To get a well-rounded breakdown of where Linux is going, and
where it trumps (or fails against) Windows, we took the two largest
64-bit Linux distributions, their 32-bit counterparts, and the
Windows XP 64-bit public beta for a test drive…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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