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In article <Bxvwp3.87G@metaflow.com> rschnapp@metaflow.com (Russ Schnapp) writes:
>As I've heard the explanation, a primary motivation for 64 bits is to
>allow for _REALLY_ big virtual address spaces for processes that need
>to access oceans of data.  Really gonzo database applications might
>want to memory-map humongous database files.  A 64-bit address
>space ought to be able to satisfy that kind of requirement for the
>forseeable future (given the fogginess of MY crystal ball, the forseeable
>future can't be too far way, though  8-).

	There is probably a certain amount of added use to the mathematics
field.

	64bits allows integer values greater than 4 billion, a limit which
is easily reached when using exponential and factorial functions.

	The extra 32bits might allow an application to stave off the point
at which arbitrary precision arithmatic has to be added.


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