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Why are there still 32 bit systems?
Another advantage of the 64-bit version of Windows is security. The 32-bit version is inherently less secure. By choosing 32-bit Windows 10, a customer is literally choosing a lower performance, LOWER SECURITY operating system that is artificially hobbled to not run all software.
Did Gates really say 640K is enough for anyone?
June 23, 2008 — — Some of the most oft-repeated comments attributed to Bill Gates through the years were not uttered by Bill Gates. Take for instance “640K ought to be enough for anybody,” which he supposedly said in 1981 to note that the 640K bytes of memory in IBM’s PC was a significant breakthrough.
How much RAM did Bill Gates say enough?
640K
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates once said 640K of memory was more than anyone needed.
What operating system did Bill Gates create?
One nerd who wrote some code which ended up impacting the whole wide world — before even the Internet was up and running! That’s the story of Bill Gates and Microsoft’s first truly user-friendly operating system — Windows 1.0.
When did they stop making 32-bit computers?
It began on May 13, 2020. Microsoft is no longer offering a 32-bit version of the operating system to OEMs for new PCs. The company has made official this change on the Minimum Hardware Requirements documentation, which basically means that hardware vendor cannot make new PCs with 32-bit processors.
Who sold MS-DOS?
Microsoft
Exactly 36 years ago today, Microsoft Cofounder Bill Gates made one of the important purchases in the software giant’s storied history.
Is 32 bit OS obsolete?
In the realm of traditional Windows laptops and desktops, 32 bit systems are already largely obsolete. If you go to buy a new computer in this category, you’ll almost certainly be getting a 64 bit processor. Even Intel’s Core M processors are 64 bit.
Did Bill Gates really say ‘PC’s are 640k’?
(Olsen did actually say that, but he said later that the quote was taken out of context, and that he was referring not to PCs but to computers set up to control houses.) Despite the enduring popularity of the legend about the 640K comment, though, it’s hard to find solid proof that Gates ever said it.
What did Gates say about the IBM PC?
Gates, who is retiring from his day-to-day role at Microsoft Corp. on June 30, also insisted in a 2001 interview with U.S. News & World Report that he hadn’t made the comment. “Do you realize the pain the industry went through while the IBM PC was limited to 640K?
Is Bill Gates’ statement the most dogmatic ever?
Even so, Gates’ alleged statement looks like one of the most dogmatic, short-sighted comments ever, a verbal blunder perhaps topped only by Digital Equipment Corp. founder Ken Olsen’s 1977 quip, “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.”