"I am not a cynic by nature, but years of experience in the IT world have compelled me to make sure that everything passes the smell test. As a result, I can often tell beforehand whether I am hearing marketspeak or the real deal. For instance, 5 minutes after I figured out what Larry Ellison's network computer was, I knew it would never be successful. And so did Larry Ellison, given that Oracle never actually built any of them. So with that in mind, let's revisit the top 10 overhyped, overmarketed, overbsed (if there is such a word) computer industry events of 2005."
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Member since:Yes it is since the largest benefit of moving to a 64bit platform is the greatly increases maximum addressable ram.
Also, my point about MS ANTISPYWARE BETA, was that many people claimed it was the best antispyware program available, but the most widespread and annoying spyware, it doesn't remove. SO why hype it up?
just how much of a percentage of the world's computer users are "scientific users" ?
Windows XP and 2000 make use of multiple processors, but who the hell cares, they are 2D desktop program launchers. It's all about the applications, the bulk of which, on all platforms do not take advantage of SMP , HT or Dual cores. yet Dual cores cost SIGNIFICANTLY MORE than single cores. Didn't Folding SETI recently get closed down?
how many diseases have been cured by protein folding since 1999?
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Since the average motherboard only supports 4gb is that really a fair question?