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zaroba · 04-28-2007, 04:10 AM

actually...i stand corrected. 64bit has been out since 2004 or so. its already 3 years old!
3 years and STILL only a small amount of driver and program support, probably because people don't use it much because companies insist on continueing to support 32 bit technology and thus developers don't see the need to support 64bit which adds to the reasons people don't use it.

64bit is to 32bit like 32bit was to 16bit.
technology moved on from 16bit to 32bit despite the fact that everybody still had 16bit hardware.
technology has also advanced in hardware despite everybody having old hardware. ISA -> PCI -> PCI/AGP -> PCIE

why do people/companies not want to move to 64bit now that it is out?
its time to get out of the 32bit era.

04-28-2007, 04:10 AM	#43 (permalink)
zaroba Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hereford PA Age: 27 Posts: 602	actually...i stand corrected. 64bit has been out since 2004 or so. its already 3 years old! 3 years and STILL only a small amount of driver and program support, probably because people don't use it much because companies insist on continueing to support 32 bit technology and thus developers don't see the need to support 64bit which adds to the reasons people don't use it. 64bit is to 32bit like 32bit was to 16bit. technology moved on from 16bit to 32bit despite the fact that everybody still had 16bit hardware. technology has also advanced in hardware despite everybody having old hardware. ISA -> PCI -> PCI/AGP -> PCIE why do people/companies not want to move to 64bit now that it is out? its time to get out of the 32bit era. __________________ The Universal - the internet's most unique and enjoyable game. Mobo: Asus P5N32-E \| CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.4GHz \| PSU: Coolmax 650watt Case: Lian-Li PC-V2100plusII \| OS: XP Professional - 64bit \| Monitors: Dual 19" Hanns-G 2ms LCDs HDs: 3x320gb, 3x500gb, 2x750GB \| Disc Drives: 16x DL dvd +/- rw Ram: 6 gb ddr2 \| GPU: 640MB GeForce 8800GTS Last edited by zaroba; 04-28-2007 at 04:17 AM.