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To: Epinephrine who wrote (96113)	3/1/2000 6:32:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575946

In my mind a server should run one thing and one thing only, that is it's purpose for existing so if my server is running a 64 bit database on a 64 bit os where is the need for 32 bits? In ideal world you are right. But what if you only need 1/4 of the power of the box to run the database, and your app may have a middle tier component, custom developped in say Java, VB or VC++ (all 32 bit). Suppose this also needs only say 1/4 of the power of the CPU. Also, you may have need web server, also needing only a fraction of the power. Would you buy 3 boxes, OS licenses, UPSs, add failover machine to each box, resulting now in 6 boxes? In extreme case, this may be needed. But in the real world, you may have a hard time justifying the budget for all of this. Joe

To: Epinephrine who wrote (96113)	3/1/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575946

Epine,It was my understanding that 64 bit was primarily an advantage for large database servers for data mining etc. If this is the case then maybe Sledghammer doesn't have so much of an advantage in being able to run 32 bit code faster. If I was setting up a 64 bit datawarehousing server then that servers sole purpose would be to run that database and provide it's services over the network. What 32 bit code would I want to run on it? In my mind a server should run one thing and one thing only, that is it's purpose for existing so if my server is running a 64 bit database on a 64 bit os where is the need for 32 bits? For servers, you're right, but supposedly Itanium is for the workstation market as well. In that case it may run some new 64 bit apps just fine but stink at running 32 bit AutoCad. The workstation market is where Sledgehammer will be superior to Itanium. Sledgehammer will actually have stiffer competition from Willamette, but will definitely be superior if there is some significant application software support for 64 bit Windows. Petz