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From: Scott Canion
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 00:00

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dennis r. gorrie wrote:
> 
> In article <4rou1m$4k6@acara.snsnet.net> nik@garply.com (Nik Simpson) writes:
> >In article <31dd5984.5359628@news2.nando.net>, swsmith@nando.net says...
> >>MIPS has had 64 bit processors for years and NT already runs on them.
> >>I have no idea if the code is optimized for Mips MIPS R4700.
> >Optimized! its not even 64 bit!
> 
> NT is 32 bit but the R4600 is 64 bit.  Check out www.mips.com for more info on
> running NT on MIPS cpus.
> 
> "Together with the R4000 family, the R4600 provides a compatible, timely, and necessary evolution path from 32-bit to true,
> 64-bit computing. The original design objectives of the R4000 clearly mandated this evolution path; the result is a true 64-bit
> processor fully compatible with 32-bit operating systems and applications. "

I believe Windows NT runs these processors in 32-bit mode.  Even the DEC Alpha only runs in 32-bit mode when running Windows NT.  
Perhaps this is what the previous comments are referring to.

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From: Scott Canion <scott@jump.net>
Subject: Re: Pentium Or Pentium Pro
Date: 1996/07/13
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