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Can an 32-bit OS run on multiple 64-bit CPU cores?

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Can an 32-bit OS run on multiple 64-bit CPU cores?
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RE: Can an 32-bit OS run on multiple 64-bit CPU cores?
March 4, 2020 at 6:53 am (This post was last modified: March 4, 2020 at 6:55 am by FlatAssembler.)
(March 4, 2020 at 6:03 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Just poking me head in to say I have no idea what you people are talking about, but I could do with a burger.

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What do you mean with "I could do with a burger"? Try running this program, I think it will be clear what we are talking about.
(March 4, 2020 at 5:46 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote:
(March 4, 2020 at 1:58 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, if I understand you correctly, using multiple CPUs is no longer done using BIOS?
BIOS is only half the story. The OS must be written to do it also.
But 32-bit Windows clearly can, in some cases, run on multiple CPUs. Otherwise, there would be no 32-bit multicore processors.
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RE: Can an 32-bit OS run on multiple 64-bit CPU cores? - by FlatAssembler - March 4, 2020 at 6:53 am

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