Hi john, Point of fact, it's getting hard to dang near impossible
these days to buy a computer that isn't 64 bit.
I've been using 64 bit hardware for well over 3 years now. you can
put 32 bit windows on your system and never know what you're missing.
All your programs will run no problem.
In fact, the only problem with buying a 64 bit system is that window-
eyes video support doesn't work on 64 bit operating systems like vista
64. Until this year I never really saw that as a limitation. Sure it
was erksom not to be able to use half my bus and any of the
instructionsets for 64 bit, especially after I saw what a difference
64 bit software actually makes. All my stuff ran just the way it
always did, so I never fussed. Now though I've switched to mac full
time, and experimented quite successfully with 64 bit ubuntoo linux,
and the fact that all my windows clients are still restricted to 32
bit windows is absolutely maddening. It really should not bee, and
the first company to come up with 64 bit video drivers for their
product is going to blow the competition away, even if it's freedom
scientific whom we all know and love.
So to answer your question, go ahead and buy a 64 bit computer and 32
bit os with complete confidence.
Best,
erik burggraaf
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On 26-Oct-08, at 3:22 PM, john riehl wrote:
I read the newest knowledge-base article on buying a new computer. I
may be doing so in the next couple of months and I want to know if,
from the standpoint of adaptive technology -- windoweyes, K1000,
etc, there
is any down-side to buying a machine that has 64-bit hardware (as
long as my XP is 32-bit)?
Do most 32-bit programs (Office, Realplayer), etc, run okay using 64-
bit hardware and a 32-bit operating system?
John
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