64 bit os, then...?

[TiGgErDbC]

just out of curiosity, whats the chances of one day having a 128 bit OS and apps?(and hardware too) is there a max to this, or could this be one of those things say 10 years down the road the "bit" is doubled as commen as a cpu or something.

i dont totaly understand the whole 32 bit vs 64 bit. but i assume its basicly like a packet size that the cpu can read, there for allowing more information to be read faster?(thats just a guess though)

i know everyone wont go to 64 bit, and i think with the use of 64 bit we can now use more ram on mobo(32 max was around 4 gigs right, so what does 64 give us) if someone has time to answer, if not no worries just curious.

[leprechaun_40]

I'm sure that eventually a 128 will come out. Why not?;)

64 bit means how many bits of data can go in or out of the processor at one time( the data path if you will ), and it can address over 4 TERA bytes of RAM with a 64 bit processor now, so expect to see increases in how much RAM a mobo will support.

As for everyone going 64 bit, if they don't they'll be out of business, fast!

[Johnny Fist]

Yup, and given that technology advances exponentially then I'd say 128 bit processors, operating systems, and applications aren't as far off as you might think.