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From D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Subject Re: Increasing RAM for more than 4 Gb. using postgresql
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Msg-id 20050118053842.4c519be3.darcy@NetBSD.org
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In response to Re: Increasing RAM for more than 4 Gb. using postgresql  (Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com>)
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:36:35 -0500
Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com> wrote:
> The *only* way to avoid this is to go to a 64 bit processor (opteron)
> and then
> for greater performance use a linux distribution compiled for a 64bit
> processor.

Or NetBSD (http://www.NetBSD.org/) which has been 64 bit clean since
1995 and has had the Opteron port integrated in its main tree (not as
patches to or a separate tree) since April 2003.

--
D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@NetBSD.org>
http://www.NetBSD.org/

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