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> that it is NOT necessary to make it a first class branch . 1 Giga Bytes ,
> and even 2 Giga Bytes memory chips are disappearing from the computer shops
> slowly .

at now 2GB RAM is smallest you can get, and intel atom is lowest end - but 
still 64-bit - CPU.

> At present , there is NO any processor which is ONLY 32-bits . Not only the
> Windows Server , if I am not remembering incorrectly , new regular Windows

it should not matter what microsoft do. It is Unix.