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The 64-bit question
Posted on 10 Dec 2002 at 17:57
The dynamics are quite different in the desktop sector, though, where AMD processors are seen as a viable alternative to Intel chips. You might reasonably expect 64-bit desktop and notebook PCs, based on Athlon chips, well before the end of 2003. However, users of such systems will, again, have to be content with 32-bit applications for some time.
It's much like when the industry switched from 16-bit to 32-bit computing (see Echoes of the past). However, this time round it's likely to take a lot longer before we start putting the word 'legacy' in front of '32-bit applications' and moving universally into the new 64-bit world.
Author: Alan Stevens
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