On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> I read that too and it was one of my considerations.
>
> But I also recall reading that the OS limits the amount of RAM that
> can be addressed.
>
> Given photo editing software's huge appetite for RAM, it seems an
> important question! Howzabout them dual-core beasties?
>
> ScottGee1
>
> On 11/3/05, Robert Swier <robert.swier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > It's worth mentioning that 32 bit machines can't use more than 4GB of RAM,
> > but 64 bit machines can use a practically unlimited amount of RAM.
> > That's a major difference.
> > Robert Swier
> > Toronto
The 4GB limit only applies to each process (program) running on the machine.
The actual physical hardware may support more memory.
-mark
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