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From: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R. Thorpe)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: DEBATE:  BSD vs. Linux
Date: 5 Sep 1995 02:26:53 GMT
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Project - NASA Ames
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In article <MICHAELV.95Sep3212838@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>,
Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> wrote:

>Does it say whether Linux/Alpha is a 32-bit kernel, as has been widely
>reported in the past.  For argument's sake, the NetBSD/Alpha kernel is
>fully 64-bit, just like Digital Unix (a.k.a. OSF/1).

Thanks for bringing this up, Michael ... I almost forgot!  :-)

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