Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!bcm!shell!brazil!robison From: robison@brazil (Arch D. Robison) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: 64 bit addresses Message-ID: <1991Feb22.223719.10260@shell.shell.com> Date: 22 Feb 91 22:37:19 GMT Sender: usenet@shell.shell.com (USENET News System) Distribution: comp.arch Organization: Shell Oil Lines: 7 64-bit address = 32-bit network address + 32-bit hardware address. We should jump to 128 bits now! Of course, a 256-bit address can individually address every atom in the known universe. Arch D. Robison robison@shell.com Bellaire Research Center (713)-663-2240 Shell Development Company Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com