Here is a link that explains memory. It is from a windows2000 magazine, but
it isn't very NT specific. It speaks in genaralities. I thought it was a
rather good atrticle.
http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7290
I don't think you need to be a subscriber to read it.
Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vivek Khera" <khera@kciLink.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Can PostGreSQL handle 100 user database?
> >>>>> "LO" == Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org> writes:
>
> LO> The 2GB size limits of ia32 come in to play due to byte addressing
> LO> (versus word addressing) in ia32 plus the use of signed single
register
> LO> two's-complement integers.
>
> LO> But, as always, I reserve the right to be wrong.
>
> You are wrong. The file size limit has to do with the data size of
> your file offset pointer. This is not necessarily a 32 bit quantity
> on a 32-bit processor.
>
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