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Eduardo writes:

>  Should I move to AMD64 or stick to i386 ?

	I made the jump from i386 to amd64 about a year ago.
	With very minor exceptions it has been painless, including not
finding any desired programs that don't work.
	Your experience may differ.  (Though I hope not.)


				Robert Huff