FITS long integer support (was Re: [fitsbits] ADASS FITS BoF on Sunday)

[Peter Bunclark]

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.