Re: st: 64-bit Windows vs Linux

["K Ssdjk" <dfjkldf3@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for the response. My question was comparing the performance stata 
under the two OS, something the FAQ does not address (at least that I could 
find). So I am interested in hearing about anyone's pratical experience 
comparing Linux and 64-bit Win

Re: problems with 64 bit Win: I had read that 64-bit win either runs 32-bit 
programs more slowly or not at all. I have no experience with it myself so I 
do not know this to be true.

-ks


> From: "Anders Alexandersson" <andersalex@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: Re: st: 64-bit Windows vs Linux
> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:19:37 -0500
>
> Please read the FAQs titled "What are the hardware requirements to run
> Stata?" and
> "What kind of performance increase can I expect in going from 32-bit
> to 64-bit Stata?" at
> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/64bit2.html and at
> http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/win/pcreqs.html. What "bad things"
> are you referring to?
>
> Anders Alexandersson
> andersalex@gmail.com
>
>
> On 3/27/06, K Ssdjk <dfjkldf3@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I am a stata 9-se user and I frequently use large (>2G) datasets. I
> > currently run stata jobs on my university's distibuted UNIX environment, 
> but
> > am interested in shifting everything over to my desktop.
> >
> > It seems my two options are:
> > - a Linux box
> > - a 64-bit Windows PC
> >
> > Has anyone on the listserv run some benchmarks comparing these options? 
> Or
> > also comparing these options to a multiprocessor UNIX system? I am a bit
> > hestiant about the two options I am contemplating, since I have read bad
> > things about the 64-bit Windows OS and am quite inexperienced as a *NIX
> > admin.
>
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