i386 vs amd64

Thu Nov 29 12:11:57 UTC 2012

Hello,

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Bill Tillman <btillman99 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> i386 will not see anything above 4 GB

Actually you *can* give access to >4Gb RAM for your system: PAE allows you
to use 36 bits instead of 32 to address your memory (and supported till
Pentium Pro) but that is only for OS (32bit apps would see 4Gb only).

Anyway, I have not seen any troubles with 64bit installations.

Ilya.