Tails 3.0 Released

Re:Tails 3.0 Released by Laforet on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:22PM (#14549523)

I don't think it is unreasonable to assume everyone already has a 64-bit capable PC considering the most recent mainstream 32-bit only CPU is 2004's first gen Prescott Pentium 4.

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Re:Tails 3.0 Released by dogma1138 on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @08:22PM (#14549848)

Intel early centrinos are not 64bit (Dothan / Banias) so are the initial Core / Core Duo CPUs (Yona).

Intel didn't release a mobile 64bit CPU until 2006/7 with Core 2 Duo.

Also the initial implementations of Intel64/EMT64 lack certain functions so even tho they technically support 64bit they might lack certain other features that are required by modern operating systems.

So overall if you have a 10 year old laptop you might not be able to use Tails 3.0.

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Re:Tails 3.0 Released by boondaburrah on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @09:22PM (#14550089)

not even. If you have a netbook from 2009 the ubiquitous Intel Atom N270 that powered all of those was a single-core 32-bit CPU.

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Re:Tails 3.0 Released by dogma1138 on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:30AM (#14553443)

I forgot about the Atoms completely, are they even 64bit now?

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Re:Tails 3.0 Released by Sir_Substance on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:49AM (#14551256)

My thought as well. Those things are everywhere like rats.

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