Attached Link: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1269039,00.asp

"AMD is releasing a 64 bit motherboard in a month for the PC. Does anyone know if this will make a great difference to Poser or only for programs that are specifically written to utilize the 64 bit archticture. I know nothing about what any of this computerleze language means, so I don't even know if this is a real question."

"I'm interested in Intel's reaction tbh, playing it down and not making public any 64 bit plans. This is either plain dumb or a cunning ploy to lull us into a false sense ofomplacency. I think though they could end up loosing valauble ground in the overall Processor war"

First off, from what I read the G5 will speed up current applications, which is good, of course. For Poser to take advantage of the 64 bit architecture CL would have to optimize the software for that. When the G5 was announced there was a streaming video of Jobs presenting the hoopla. I'm not a real techie but if I understand right he presented all the attendees with the software to optimize their programs and it sounds like a easy thing for someone with that knowledge. I've read elsewhere that some companies have used those tools and optimized their program for the G5 in less than an hour. Again, this is a little over my head to explain but this is what I am reading. Once optimized a program gets the benefit of using the 64 bit architecture and a full 8 gig of ram. Wheeww! 32 bit apps will still run on the G5 but without the optimization they can only access 4G of ram. Still, that's a lot of horsie power.

My orginal message was not to pit MACs against PCs. There is plenty of "my dog is bigger than yours" threads to be found. I just thought the PC mag article was a nice update to any who may have been wondering about all the debunking and criticism of the test scores that Apple kept espousing.

Personally, I would like to see both platforms keeping up with each other for the sake of their respective users. Plus the competition keeps them giving us more. After a while of collecting software and really learning whatever computer you use, unless you have money to burn, you would like to have the latest on your platform.

The most recent article I found on PCs and 64 bit was here...

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1269039,00.asp

I hope that the success of Apple's efforts causes Intel to rethink it's position and give the PC owners 64 bit too so that everyone can move forward.