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| Title | Bits and cores |
| Type | Feature |
| Source | Computerworld Hong Kong 10/05/2005 |
| Summary | What do Apples new mp3 gizmo and 64-bit computing have in common? Theyre both products of Moores Law (and its corollaries), which state that growth in data-processing products is exponential rather than linear. In algebra, twice 32 is 64, but in the world of 64-bit computing, things arent quite that simple.
The new mp3 machine relies on flash-memory with data-storage unimaginable a decade ago. A 4GB chunk of non-volatile RAM in a tiny box (powered by a watch-battery) allows users to ride the train from Beijing to Urumqi while listening to Wagners Ring of the Nibelung opera. Just as these consumer devices have changed the way users consume audio products, so too is the shift to 64-bit computing changing the way enterprises evaluate their tech processes. continue  |
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