Hardware experiences?

[Tim Writer]

Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> writes:

> Peter King wrote:
> > I'm thinking of getting a new machine -- so I'm interested in any
> > Linux war stories, good or bad, with the following hardware:
> >
> >   AMD Athlon 64 X2 (dual core)
> >
> 
> A 64-bit OS is good. If this is for a desktop, keep in mind that the Adobe
> Flash player and the Windows media codecs don't work under 64-bit. I have
> no idea if they work on 64-bit hardware running a 32-bit OS.

Running 32 bit Linux on 64 bit hardware is equivalent (in terms of
application compatibility) to runing 32 bit Linux on 32 bit hardware. This
is why many people suggest that 32 bit Linux is a safe choice for 64 bit
systems.  Running 32 bit applications on 64 bit Linux is a different story.

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