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    Is the NC10 processor 64bit?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Focalpoint, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. Focalpoint

    Focalpoint Notebook Guru

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    Id like to know if the Atom in the NC10 is 64bit or not because im going to be installing linux and want to know which version of the distro to get.
     
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    WIKIPEDIA: "Intel Atom can execute up to two instructions per cycle, and compares or exceeds the Pentium M in performance. Atom implements the x86 (IA-32) instruction set; x86-64 is so far only activated for the Atom 230 and 330 desktop models. N and Z series Atom models cannot run x86-64 code."
     
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    AFAIK, the Samsung NC10 features an Intel Atom Processor N270, so putting two-and-two together says that the Samsung NC10 supports 32-bit software only.
     
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  4. Focalpoint

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    ok, ill get the 32bit distro then. thanks.
     
    Focalpoint, Jan 30, 2009
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