Moving to 64 bit does not necessarily increase the performance of the
computer over 32 bit. Even on tasks where manipulating large chunks of data
like video editing and transcoding will only be faster if the software is
designed to take advantage of the 64 bit architecture and multiple cores /
hyper threading. Frankly, multiple cores and hyper threading, which is used
in the new I5 or I7 processors, currently provide a bigger performance
boost. Keep in mind, that most applications and people work with
characters, which do not require 64 bits of information. A 64 bit Operating
System is absolutely necessary to use more than 4 GB of RAM memory. This is
the prime reason to go to 64 bit Windows 7 right now.
I am currently not using a 64 bit edition of Windows 7, so I can not yet
speak from experience. Generally, you are right about being able to run
most 32 bit applications on a 64 bit edition of Windows 7. I understand
there are still some applications that have compatibility issues. Mostly
these are older applications. I heard that for some bizarre reason, the
Adobe Flash Player plug-inn for Internet Explorer is not available that runs
in the 64 bit edition of Internet Explorer, so you must use the 32 bit
edition of Internet Explorer to view pages with Flash! It seems that on a
64 bit edition of Windows 7, there are 2 different editions of Internet
Explorer. I do not understand how the typical user is supposed to know
which to use with which sites. Someone let me know if this is no longer the
case. It would be shocking if Adobe could not deliver a 64 bit version
ofFlash by now!
One big exception to the highway analogy is any type of software or hardware
drivers that are required to communicate with the hardware. Even though
Microsoft and Intel heavily push for switching to 64 bit systems, not all
hardware manufacturer's are as excited and have not provided the necessary
drivers. I imagine the Real Speak voices or at least their interface to
SAPI5 would need to have a 64 bit specific version. I guess looking back to
the highway analogy it is more like driving an extra wide tractor trailer
down a 4 lane busy road with commercial entrances to McDonalds... directly
feeding onto the road. To get to higher speeds it would take major work and
build service roads / ramps to bring it up to Interstate standards.
Microsoft is attempting to improve their architecture, but without dropping
support for legacy (older software), this is almost impossible.
Don Marang
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From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 12:36 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Real Speak voices question
If you have a JAWS8 CD, you could try installing the unlocked SAPI5 and
RealSpeak voices from it. there's also a problem with 32-bit braille
drivers, probably related to what you have so far found.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Gilland" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:49 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Real Speak voices question
OK, before anyone asks, let me throw this ball out of the way first. Yes,
I am aware of the solo direct voices. I know also how to install 'em,
but that isn't the point, in this case.
I am trying to install my sapi 5 version of the Ral Speak voices. I not
only wanna be able to use these with jfw, but I got some other programs
like Speak-on, as well as K1000, Kitchen's Inc games, etc. which are self
voicing that I wanna use them with. I can't do that with the solo direct
voices as they use their own propriatary module/driver/dll libraries.
Bottom line, it won't work. Anyway, so here is my question to you pc
geeks out there like myself. I just got an hp laptop last Wednesday.
It's running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Edition. So my question is,
when I ran the installer for the real speak voices, it said they'd not
run on a 64 bit OS. So, having said that, this leads me to actually two
questions.
The first question which probably is the obvious is: is there a way to
get around this, so that I can install the sapi version, and if not, can
I get a 64 bit version from fs of the old sapi formatted installer.
My second question is, maybe I'm completely all wet here, but I was under
the impression that anything 32 bit
architect would run on a 64 bit OS. Now, granted, I know for a fact! you
can't run a 64 bit OS on a 32 bit only capable motherboard, nor, can you
run x64 programs on a 32 bit OS. That's obvious. But I thought the
annalogy worked like this:
Say you have a 4 lane highway. OK, you may wind up only driving down 2!
of those lanes, but, the point is, you can! do it. You're not taking
over the whole highway, but, you're still able to drive down it. I hear
64 bit worked much the same way. You can! run 64 bit apps, or! 32 bit
apps on 64 bit
architect, but, on the other hand, don't try running 64 bit on a 32 bit
only capable OS/hardware system. am I not understanding this whole 32/64
bit thing correctly? Actually, I don't even get the difference, really
per sey. I know better graffics, as if that really matters to me, and
faster speed, supposedly, but I've honestly not seen much speed
difference between my old 32 bit xp machine and this 64 bit win7 machine.
Hmm, Chris ponders.
Anyway, let me know you all's suggestions and maybe someone also can fill
me in on the differences in 64 vs. 32 bit, and what can run where.
Thank you kindly.
Chris.
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