Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/12/21 David King : >> I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The >> CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS? > > Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to running 64-bit version > of the OS and there are some gotchas wit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008/12/21 Tim Powys-Lybbe : > Can you recommend a speedometer? > Geekbench? http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/ 32-bit version is free, unfortunately the 64-bit version is payware. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

In message of 21 Dec, "Philip Stubbs" wrote: > 2008/12/21 Tim Powys-Lybbe : > > In message of 21 Dec, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > > >> 2008/12/21 David King : > >> > I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. > >> > The CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008/12/21 Tim Powys-Lybbe : > In message of 21 Dec, "Alan Pope" wrote: > >> 2008/12/21 David King : >> > I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The >> > CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS? >> >> Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

Alan Pope wrote: > 2008/12/21 David King : >> I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The >> CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS? > > Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to running 64-bit version > of the OS and there are some gotchas wit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

In message of 21 Dec, "Alan Pope" wrote: > 2008/12/21 David King : > > I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The > > CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS? > > Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to running 64-bit version > of the OS an

[ubuntu-uk] 64-bit or 32-bit, Was BBC Iplayer download on Linux

2008/12/21 David King : > I do not see why more people do not use 64-bit operating systems. The > CPUs on all new PCs are now 64-bit, so why not have 64-bit OS? Because (on my laptop) there's zero benefit to running 64-bit version of the OS and there are some gotchas with a few things either not w