Re: How many times must Apple make such DRASTIC architecture changes?

[Paul Schlyter <pausch@saaf.se>]

In article <roy-4F63C0.08385109062005@reader1.panix.com>, roy@panix.com 
says...

> Paul Schlyter <pausch@NOSPAMsaaf.se> wrote:
>> But whenever that "4 GByte limit" becomes too limiting, it is pssible
>> to start using different segments again. [...] don't expect this to
>> happen until more than 4 GBytes of RAM gets common.
> 
> If Moore's law holds, that only a couple of years away.  Today we're at the 
> point where most desktops or laptops ship with at least 256 Meg, and it's 
> not uncommon to find a Gig in a high-end personal machine.

Moore's law doesn't seem to hold as much anymore...


In 1994 I bought a personal PC: a 64 MHz 486 with 8 MB RAM and 1 GB HD

In 1998 I bought another personal PC: a 300 MHz P-II with 64MB RAM and 8 
GB HD

In 2002 I bought another personal PC: a 1.8 GHz P-IV with 512 MB RAM and 
120 GB HD

Next year it's time for my next PC, which should be a 10 GHz P-VI with 
4096 MB RAM and an 1800 GB HD ..... I don't think that will happen....