On 6/23/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">david</b> <<a href="mailto:gnome@hawaii.rr.com">gnome@hawaii.rr.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Chuckk Hubbard wrote:<br>> My understanding is that there are still fewer 64-bit device drivers<br>> than 32-bit ones. I don't know. Only computer I've encountered that<br>> wouldn't run Linux was an old Dell; it would try to boot but nothing I
<br>> tried would get it past freezing. But I'm a bottom feeder, 64-bit<br>> machines aren't in my price range.<br>><br>> I hear that. Apparently the only 64-bit machines in my price range take
<br>> the lowest bidder for wireless and audio chips.<br><br>Hmm, the Atheros wireless chipsets seem to have good support in general<br>- I'd think one of theirs would work. Don't know about audio chips - my<br>
cheapie is an Intel and it works good enough for my composition work.<br><br></blockquote></div><br>I have the Broadcom curse.<br>nuff said.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><a href="http://www.badmuthahubbard.com">http://www.badmuthahubbard.com
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