Thom Holwerda on Nostr: So both OpenBSD and NetBSD support PA-RISC, but only in 32bit mode. I have one of the ...
So both OpenBSD and NetBSD support PA-RISC, but only in 32bit mode. I have one of the most powerful PA-RISC workstations HP ever made - does running that 64bit workstation in 32bit mode have any noticeable downsides at all?
Seems unlikely to me, but I'm curious.
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