On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 11:33:18PM -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> I was sad to learn that there will not be a 32 bit version of
> SL7 / RHEL7 .  I run older T60 laptops with 3x4 aspect ratio 

update:

I replaced the older T2xxx Socket M processors in those old
laptops with new T7200 processors, about $9 each from eBay and
Hong Kong.  That makes them 64 bit, and increases cache, for
the same operating power.  I do not know about the long-term
reliability of the particular devices I purchased.  They may be
relabeled counterfeits.  Still, assuming these or other T7200s
are reliable, my stockpile will remain useful for a long time. 
Does anyone know about future kernel processor requirements,
or what RHEL 8, 9, ... might demand from hardware?

I am slowly converting my running machines from SL5.5/6.5 and
Gnome2 to SL7 and Mate, with inadequate progress notes at
  http://wiki.keithl.com/SL7

Keith

P.S.: I got a lot of fnal.gov rejects sending this.
Likely PEBKAC, but if you see more than one copy
then I misinterpreted the reject messages, sorry.

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