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64 bit addressing again

On Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003, at 15:50 US/Eastern, Mike Vannorsdel wrote:

> Did anyone see the "Optimizing for the PowerMac G5" article today. It
> says:
>
> "Today, Mac OS X provides full 64-bit support in the kernel, the
> virtual memory subsystem, the file system, and some additional core
> components of the OS."
>
> This seems to imply 64-bit addressing is already there. However, from
> discussions in here it seems it's not implemented.
>
> My real question is, does anyone know the lowdown on this; does Mac OS
> X currently allow 64-bit addressing and if so, where can one find the
> documentation to implement it (allocation functions, compiler flags,
> ect.)?
>
There was an answer: no 64-bit addressing support.

Did it change meanwhile?

How can I address 8 GB of ram at all?

Thanks.

CU
Andreas
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