AMD64 donation

I'm proud to announce that I now can use a 64bit system for my
OOo development.

Thanks go to:

* AMD for an Opteron with 2.4 GHz plus Asus SK8N motherboard
   and 2 GB ram.

* Team OpenOffice.org e.V. for the sponsoring of a
   "MS Windows XP Pro Edition OEM Version". It was intended to
   exchange this version, according to Microsofts
   "Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Technology
   Advancement Program", into a Windows XP Professional x64
   Edition.

Absolutely *no thanks* go to:

Microsoft!

Even though the OEM version was bought during the correct time frame,

 > Technology Advancement Program Eligibility
 >
 > In order to be eligible to receive Windows XP Professional x64
 > Edition, your computer must have been ordered or built between March
 > 31, 2003 and June 30, 2005 and must contian an x64 processor. You
 > must also have a Retail (Full Packaged Product), System Builder, or
 > OEM version of Microsoft Windows® XP Pro (32-bit) to exchange.

the order page didn't accept the order.

The response to my email inquiry sounded promising,

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 ms64bitupgrade wrote:
 > Thank you for your interest.
 >
 > Your order was not completed; this information is being sent to be
 > researched.  We will get back with you within 48 hours.
 >
 > Regards,

but that was the last I heard from [email protected].
All further inquiries were ignored.

I have a few month left on my 180 day trial "Windows XP Professional
x64 Trial Software Kit" but it seems I have to buy a 64bit edition
once it is available. (Did I really write that? Maybe I should just
put a 64 bit Linux on that partition.)

Again, thanks to AMD and Team OpenOffice.org e.V.!

    Volker

P.S.: For the curious: A W32-tcsh build of OOo 1.9.125 takes
       7h 45m on this system.

P.P.S.: System specs: Opteron 850, 2GB DDR300 REG/ECC, Asus SK8N,
         160 GB Seagate IDE.

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