Re: 64-bit Linux On 32-bit processors

On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 20:43 +0530, Kar, Biswajyoti wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can some one tell me, that, is it possible to run 64-bit linux on 32-
> bit processors. 

Nope. You could emulate a 64bit processor in a 32bit environment, then
run an OS on it (there is a mips64 emulator), but I've no idea how well
this works in practice.

You really should look at the x86_64, its not that much more expensive
than a Xeon.

~spot
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