For what my 2 cents is worth, it seems a bit premature to hit the panic button so to speak. Yes 64-bit Windows access would be very nice to have. Actually from what I've heard the 64-bit version of vista runs a whole lot smoother than the 32-bit version if you have the computing power. That in itself would seem worth the switch if there were no other factors. However right now, the support for 64-bit is still not what it is in 32-bit even in the main stream market. This is especially true of drivers for consumer devices certain printers, scanners etc. although it has improved a lot in the past year. 64-bit adoption with Windows is considerably slower than it is with the Mac and Linux, and I think part of that is because of Microsoft trying to remain backwards compatible. In any event, I have a hard time imagining 32-bit windows going away completely while these issues are still with us and I think I even heard that Windows 7 will have a 32-bit version although who knows what they'll decide to do by the time it actually comes out. So while 64-bit is definitely the way of the future, I don't think it has fully gotten here yet not even for the sighted market. The access we have now is not antiquated by any means and I think we just need to sit tight. Even if GW Micro was working on 64-bit access right now I'm sure we wouldn't hear much about it in advance. Just my thoughts.
-Cory From: erik burggraaf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:01 AM To: Don H Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: 64 bit OS Hi, I've been lamenting this for 3 years or more now, and spent tens of hours trying to get it to work, but it just will have none. Soon it will be impossible to buy a 32 bit OS. Not tomorrow, but maybe as early as this time next year. None of the competition is making strides toward 64 bit either as far as I know. Even NVDA is compiled for 32 bit, though it should fly very nicely on a 64 bit os. We might be switching platforms to get current spec very soon. I know I love my 64 bit intel macbook, and I'm going to download another ubuntoo image if there is an update to see if they fixed the bug in the installer of the last one I got. I'm already advocating switch from windows, although it's not for every one. We'll be forced into it though if we don't get 64 bit access soon. Best, erik burggraaf Certified Technician Assistive Computing LTD Support and training Sales department: 888-828-2445 Support and Training: 888-255-5194 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website coming soon On 13-Aug-08, at 5:32 PM, Don H wrote: Has anyone else noticed that if you are looking for a new computer from the big box stores that it is becoming difficult to find a laptop or desktop that is not running a 64 bit operating system. I have always been a Dell person but in todays world don't see the benefit of building one from Dell since there support is no better than that from HP which is mostly sold at the big box stores at about 1/2 the price of the dell. Even the ready made Dells at places like Best Buy are 64 bit operating systems. I have tried to encourage Doug to get WE to run on a 64 bit system but it would seem that this is not a priority item on the to do list. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3354 (20080814) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
