Preben Grosbol wrote:


I would prefer to wait until 64-bit machines
are the default in our community.

Preben Grosbol


referring to this part of the argument alone, I think it will happen
a lot sooner that it takes to implement a FITS agreement. Remember
how long PDPs and NOVAs lasted once you'd seen a VAX...
Suns have been all 64-bit for some time, Opterons are here and gathering
pace, etc etc.

Peter.