x86 came out 1978,

21 years after, x64 came out 1999

we are three years overdue for a shift, and I don’t mean to arm. Is there just no point to it? 128 bit computing is a thing and has been in the talks since 1976 according to Wikipedia. Why hasn’t it been widely adopted by now?

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    110 months ago

    How much memory can you address with 64 bits versus 32 bits? Are we approaching devices with that capacity yet?