Microsoft Leaks Details of 128-bit Windows 8 581
Barence writes "Microsoft is planning to make Windows 8 a 128-bit operating system, according to details leaked from the software giant's Research department. The discovery came to light after Microsoft Research employee Robert Morgan carelessly left details of his work on the social-networking site LinkedIn. His page read: 'Working in high-security department for research and development involving strategic planning for medium and long-term projects. Research & Development projects including 128-bit architecture compatibility with the Windows 8 kernel and Windows 9 project plan. Forming relationships with major partners: Intel, AMD, HP and IBM.' It has since been removed."
128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:5, Funny)
Who needs 128? I haven't even used all 64 of my current bits yet.
-l
128 bit? (Score:5, Funny)
Volume: 11 (Score:5, Funny)
And our friend Robert (Score:5, Funny)
Fuck Everything (Score:5, Funny)
We're doing five blades.
Where's Windows 7? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:And our friend Robert (Score:2, Funny)
More like the Pit of This Chair, I would think...
Re:Not really (Score:5, Funny)
The is no Robert Morgan that works at Microsoft. Not sure who this guy is but if he does work at MS its not his real name.
Well, not anymore, anyway. :-)
That would make... (Score:5, Funny)
220... 221... whatever it takes (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, well I'm working on an OS that'll be 129 bits!
Re:Volume: 11 (Score:5, Funny)
bare with me
*Shudder*
128 bit OS? (Score:5, Funny)
16.8 million terabytes of RAM should be enough for anyone.
Upgrade paths (Score:5, Funny)
Well, that settles it, then! Why on earth would I buy a paltry 64-bit Windows 7 when a much shinier and newer 128-bit Windows 8 is right around the corner? I'd best hold off until then! Thanks, Microsoft!
Re:128 bit OS? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Fuck Everything (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Holy shit (Score:2, Funny)
Not necessarily, they could skip a step entirely, just like WinXP was followed by Win 7.
Re:Not really (Score:4, Funny)
So, that's right on schedule for Windows 8 then.
For security (Score:5, Funny)
Quoth Balmer, "Let's see hackers find our security holes in this address space!"
Why they need 128 bits? (Score:5, Funny)
- That is what requires Security Essentials to have a string sample in memory of every Windows virus/trojan before 2006
- Bill Gates finally agreed that 640k wasnt enough for everyone.
- Codenamed Windows TNG, where no bit has gone before
- You actually will need all that memory to not require swapping (unless you load more than 3 apps)
Re:Volume: 11 (Score:5, Funny)
Well, his (her?) user name IS "no undies".
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:5, Funny)
With that uid, it's because your pr0n is ASCII art.
Re:That would make... (Score:2, Funny)
That would make Windows a 128 bit wrapper around a 64 bit implementation of a 32 bit extension for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system, originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
and has 0 bits of common sense
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Volume: 11 (Score:4, Funny)
In my 128-bit OS, the volume goes all the way to 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,455.
Re:Not really (Score:5, Funny)
Just like that other chap who was always making wild statements about what Microsoft was going to do next.
They let him go too. What was his name again? Will? Billy? ...something.
Re:Fuck Everything (Score:5, Funny)
WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!!
idiot (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah right. Gob like the mersey tunnel.
Re:That would make... (Score:4, Funny)
That would also make Windows a 0x10000000bit wrapper around a 0x1000000bit implementation of a 0x100000bit extension for a 0x10000bit patch to an 0x1000bit operating system, originally coded for a 0x100bit microprocessor, written by a 0x10bit company, that can't stand 0x1bit of competition.
Putting numbers in hex (0x notation) doesn't make this a "programmer joke". Especially if you get your base wrong since you're obviously trying to use binary in which case the value 128 would be represented as 0b10000000 or 10000000b, not 0x10000000 (which is actually 256M or 268,435,456 in decimal).
.... equals 0xff.
Here's a programmer joke (which sounds better spoken than read): To be or not to be
Re:Not really (Score:4, Funny)
It refers to a 128 bit filesystem ala ZFS, not the whole OS.
Oh. I thought they pulled a Vista again and the 16 exabytes of RAM provided by 64-bit was not enough for their latest crime against humanity.
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:5, Funny)
I'd make you a little ASCII lawn to get off of but I'm still looking for my dentures.
-l
Not sure... (Score:5, Funny)
But I'll tell you how it will end.
The final architecture EVER will be 640-bit. And that WILL be enough for everyone.
128 bit C data type? (Score:5, Funny)
long long long?
really long long?
Re:Volume: 11 (Score:5, Funny)
In my 128-bit OS, the volume does nothing because SoundMax hasn't released drivers yet.
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Upgrade paths (Score:3, Funny)
Re:220... 221... whatever it takes (Score:1, Funny)
Nice obscure "Mr. Mom" joke.
Who the hell references Mr. Mom?
Re:Not really (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, I think I remember him. He thought the Internet was a passing fad, claimed he'd single-handedly defeat spam, promised Microsoft was taking security seriously in 2000, all kinds of nonsense like that. Had a really dorky haircut too.
Expected Date for Windows 8? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:More information (Score:2, Funny)
Wassamatter, Microsoft? 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 bytes ain't enough for anybody anymore?
Corrected Summary (Score:3, Funny)
Glendale University (Score:4, Funny)
According to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenndale_University [wikipedia.org]
this University isn't even accredited!!
Re:128, 64, 32, 16, 8 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Not really (Score:5, Funny)
Even the most wasteful of Stupid Virtual Memory Tricks aren't going to put a lot of pressure on 64-bit addressing any time soon.
You heard it here first, folks: 64-bit ought to be enough for anybody.
Re:128 bit C data type? (Score:3, Funny)
It'll actually be called the John Holmes.
Re:Upgrade paths (Score:3, Funny)
You see, they can no longer produce an OS which is very much better than the last so they've started releasing really sucky ones so the _next_ one looks so much better.
Didn't they start doing that about 10 years ago?
Re:Fuck Everything (Score:5, Funny)
Re:128 bit C data type? (Score:3, Funny)
typedef UNSIGNED_JOHNHOLMES
Re:More information (Score:2, Funny)
Anyway someone is going to want 2,097,152 terabytes of RAM before too long
Coincidentally that is about the projected amount RAM needed to run Windows 8.
Re:More information (Score:2, Funny)
Re:That would make... (Score:3, Funny)