From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: 64 bit processor and emacs Date: 09 Feb 2004 07:42:47 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1076305499 12326 80.91.224.253 (9 Feb 2004 05:44:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 05:44:59 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 09 06:44:50 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Aq4Dy-0007rY-01 for ; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:44:50 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1Aq4BB-0008GC-UE for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:41:57 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1Aq4Au-0008FQ-Ci for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:41:40 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1Aq4AO-0007vl-QX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:41:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [207.232.27.5] (helo=WST0054) by monty-python.gnu.org with asmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1Aq4AO-0007vi-66 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:41:08 -0500 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-reply-to: (message from Harry Putnam on Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:37:59 -0600) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:16721 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:16721 > From: Harry Putnam > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:37:59 -0600 > > Any one here have experience with emacs on a 64 bit processor? > If so, are there got_chas or what ever. Is anyone here who can > summarize why a 64 bit processor is good or better? AT least > privately if its too off topic here. Emacs supports 64-bit builds on a few platforms, as described in NEWS. The primary advantage is that the maximum buffer size is greatly enlarged. What else do you need to know?