On Thursday 03 November 2005 8:54 am, Mike Roy wrote:
Hello everyone: I'm currently working on a presentation and need your help. Is there anyone running a Linux distribution in 64-bit mode on an AMD 64 machine. Now, I already know about SuSE - what I'm looking for is other, non-SuSE Linux distributions. So, if you're actually running such a system, could you please tell me:
1) which distribution (name and version number e.g.: SuSE v10.0 / 64-bit), and
2) if purchased, what's in the package (e.g.: SuSE 5 CDs, 1 dual-layer DVD [32 & 64 bit] plus a paper manual), and
3) how long you've been running a 64-bit system.
You may reply directly to me but, please don't guess. If you've 'only heard' that such a distribution is 64-bit, don't reply. If you're running such a system (other than SuSE), then I'd like to hear from you. I don't have a 64-bit desktop system, but in our lab we have a number of x86-64 boxes (AMD and Intel) running mostly RHEL or SLES9. We also have a number of ia64 boxes running both RHEL and SLES9. We (3 of us) also run the Linux track on the HP/Intel Developers Forum. I've been involved in 64-bit computing for over 10 years (starting with the Digital Alpha).
Note that I also wrote a paper on 32-bit to 64-bit porting mainly focused on
development and my group write a porting guide to 64-bit Linux.
If you need to communicate with me during the day my email address is
gaf@hp.com.
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Jerry Feldman