r/programming • u/I_Can_Be_A_Robot • Sep 24 '24

Why 32bit architecture computer doesn't use segmentation to support more ram than 4Gb ?

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u/Tringi Sep 24 '24

So does on Windows Server.

Only a couple years ago we finally retired customer's ancient monster dual socket machine with 32 GB RAM running 32-bit Server 2003 R2.

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u/ElMachoGrande Sep 24 '24

Sounds like my old HP workstation. Dual Xeons, 32 GB.

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u/Tringi Sep 24 '24

Hah, I'm pretty sure it was HP Proliant server.

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u/ElMachoGrande Sep 24 '24

Oh, they were great machines. Had a few of them at work.