Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

I used 64-bit Linux until I sold my Athlon64.<BR><BR>As far as a Linux user, using a 64-bit distro makes very little difference in the computer experience. As far as introducing hassles, I mean. It ...

Forgive my newbie question. I'm trying to setup an "experimental" AMD64 linux-box at my workplace. In order to run x86-64 (native) applications, I understand you need ...

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If you're reading this on a PC running Windows, it's almost certainly a 64-bit version of the operating system. It also supports 32-bit applications, which is why so many old games will run on it, but ...