Re: Large - Top 10

The 4GB is that a 32 bit processor can address at most 4GB of memory. With a 64bit processor you can address about 18 million TB. Theoretically.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Stephen Andert wrote:

> I liked the thread so much, I compiled a list of the answers. All I
> need is 2 more and it is a top ten list. I know someone out there has
> somother answers...
>
>
> Front page of this weeks Computer Weekly, announcing Microsoft 64-bit
> SQL Server....
>
> <quote>
> Large databases which use more than 4Gb of data run more
> efficiently on 64-bit systems
> <end quote>
>
> If 4 GB is large, I wonder what MS calls 4 TB ?
>
> 1. Too Big
> 2. 2000 Access databases
> 3. marketing opportunity
> 4. very very very very very large
> 5. buffer overflow
> 6. tuberculosis
> 7. impossible
> 8. No, no, no. They recently hired the former Iraqi Information
> Minister to report that SQL Server now uses an algorithm that makes TB
> dbs behave like small dbs. From now on, only 4 gb dbs have the
> characteristics of large databases.
> 9.
> 10.
>
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