Timeline for What is the purpose of [64-bit] and [32-bit]?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2016 at 15:33 | vote | accept | Excellll | ||
| Feb 5, 2016 at 15:38 | comment | added | Excellll | I didn't want the same answer -- that's why I asked! Thanks for clarifying when you think these should be used. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 15:35 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | @Excellll: Basically, all the uses you mentioned in the question are indeed good ways to use an architecture tag -- but "64-bit" is a loose group of entirely unrelated architectures. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 15:31 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | @Excellll: You could ask the same question, doesn't mean you'll get the same answer. You would use those tags when asking questions about the capabilities and limitations of computer systems using those processor architectures. Virtualization and emulation questions in particular are tightly coupled to processor architecture. And it is completely possible for someone to be expert in a particular architecture, unlike a bitness. | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 15:11 | comment | added | Excellll | I think you've missed the point because I can ask the same question about these other tags you've proposed. When should [x86_64] be used? | |
| Feb 3, 2016 at 11:31 | comment | added | Lightness Races in Orbit | You could launch those nukes from a stream of photons. Happy to help. | |
| Jan 29, 2016 at 19:02 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | Agreed. These are meta-tags. Nuke them from orbit. | |
| Jan 29, 2016 at 16:41 | history | answered | Ben Voigt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |