The Long Road To 64 Bits.

The article discusses the development of computers, examining the chronology of transitions in the computer industry from 32-bit and 64-bit microprocessor systems. Future software will be effected by decisions made in the past, decisions that have unintended consequences and side effects that last f...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 45 - 54
Autor principal: MASHEY, JOHN
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Jan2009
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