I did say maths based applications - that would inclide photoshop.
"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> 64 bit. It's for servers. So I think you'll find that server apps will be
>> written for it. And hardware for servers are more likely to have drivers.
>>
>> Your program is for programmers and others to have a 64 bit environment
>> so
>> they can write and test server stuff. The same way the Pro had some
>> server
>> options built in to allow testing of server apps.
>>
>> It's not for general use. Nor is it for game players. It's for large
>> companies. And 64 bit is hardly suitable for home use (nearly everything
> in
>> it is twice the size, so needs twice as much memory, twice as much hard
>> disk, twice as long to transfer binary files, and most data it deals with
>> will be 8 bit, 16 bit, and 32 bit negating the advantage of 64 bits).
> Should
>> be great for maths and programs based on maths if written for 64 bit.
>>
>> Also as regard to the future, it is not a given thing that 64 bit will
> ever
>> be a desktop PC. The near future there is a fair chance multicore 32 bit
>> will rule. Maybe the next desktop jump will be from 32 bit multicore to
> 128
>> bit multicore. There are also really wierd things that may make the
>> future
>> completely different.
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> What are you talking about?...I built an XP_64 bit machine for my
> girlfriend
> well over a year ago now.
> She uses it for PhotoshopCS2 . The machine dual boots XP_32 and XP_64 and
> for Photoshop at least...
> the performance is better using the 64bit OS! Though not all devices
> have 64 bit drivers...all of the hardware we have
> is supported just fine and I'd say that XP_64 is one great working
> operating
> system.
>
> Vista on the other hand would not cut it. I did a few Vista test
> installations and found that the 32bit version...
> had (slightly) poor driver support and certainly no performance
> improvement
> over XP . I'd expect the 64 bit version of
> Vista to be an equal disappointment.
>
> My suggestion would be to use XP either 32 bit or 64 bit depending on the
> hardware...
> and have another look at Vista next year to see how it's going
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