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"64 bit is to make twice the money for windows, which is a 32-bit extension for a 16-bit shell for an 8-bit operating system originally designed for a 4-bit computer from a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition."
Somewhere, lurking in my back files is a very plausible story of how an 8 bit system is actually superior for use with the English language because of its minimal bandwidth use and speed of processing.
I remember "up grading" to a 16 bit system from my old,home brew 8 bit machine a long time ago. Although the clock speed on the 16 bit sys was faster the actual processing speed for text and the like was faster on my home brew 8 bit machines. Of course my 8 bit hand optimized 8 bit stuff was all in assembly etc and tweaked for max speed...little overhead
But this statement.....
"64 bit is to make twice the money for windows, which is a 32-bit extension for a 16-bit shell for an 8-bit operating system originally designed for a 4-bit computer from a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition."
what's the difference between 32 and 64 bit and what do i need to change to achieve this ?
32 bit vs. 64 bit what? CPU? Operating System? I believe any CPU you get today is 64 bit. A 32 bit operating system has only 4GB worth of address space and some is used by hardware, meaning it can't be addressed as memory. The end result is that if you need to address more than about 3.5GB of memory, a 64 bit operating system is the way to go. Even though a lot of systems are coming with 4GB of RAM today, the truth is most people don't really need that much quite yet. If you have less than 4GB of RAM, there's no point in getting a 64 bit operating system.
Most, but not all, software running on a 32 bit OS should be compatible with it's 64 bit successor (16 bit apps won't run from what I understand). There have been issues out there so that's no blanket statement. However if an application was written for a 32 bit system, it'll be treated as such on a 64. The vendor would need to make the necessary changes to take advantage of the 64 bit environment. The updated hardware would be the initial benefit to updating to 64 bit, not so much the software unless you run applications that have been written for it. Drivers tend to be the most problematic going from 32 to 64. An OS running in 64 bit must have updated drivers.
32 bit vs. 64 bit what? CPU? Operating System? I believe any CPU you get today is 64 bit. A 32 bit operating system has only 4GB worth of address space and some is used by hardware, meaning it can't be addressed as memory. The end result is that if you need to address more than about 3.5GB of memory, a 64 bit operating system is the way to go. Even though a lot of systems are coming with 4GB of RAM today, the truth is most people don't really need that much quite yet. If you have less than 4GB of RAM, there's no point in getting a 64 bit operating system.
i have 32 bit and as you know from another thread i only have 1gig which we had talked about me boosting it to 3gig by adding 2 gig. i'm just trying to make sence of all these numbers so i know what the hell i am looking at when i see it or talk to someone about it. so i should be fine with the 32 bit that i have and should probably never need to up grade that. right ?
thanks nhdave i'll stick with what i have got. boy i'll tell ya, i wish i found this forum along time ago. there are so many on here to look through i never saw this one. all you guys have been very helpfull.
thanks nhdave i'll stick with what i have got. boy i'll tell ya, i wish i found this forum along time ago. there are so many on here to look through i never saw this one. all you guys have been very helpfull.
Your welcome. And just as a side note, you technically cannot upgrade to Vista 64 bit from 32 bit. Upgrade implies that you install over your current OS and keep all your applications and data. You cannot do that going to 64 bit, you have to format the drive and install 64 bit clean, so you'll have to back up your data first and reinstall all your programs after the install.
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