Subj : 2022: A Bad Year For Pain
To   : The Millionaire
From : Xerxes
Date : Thu Jan 20 2022 10:41:08

  Re: 2022: A Bad Year For Pain
  By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Wed Jan 19 2022 06:16 pm

 > > 2. There's no compelling reason that I know of to use 64-bit binaries (of
 > > BBS software) on Windows x64 systems
 >
 > > It has nothing to do with games.
 >
 > But 32-bit is such old technology now. Even MS leered away from it as much
 > as possible.
 >

Windows 11 is the first version of (non-server) Windows not to come in a 32 bit version.  But 32 bit apps are fully supported and incredibly common.  If MS deprecates 32 bit application support in Windows (and I honestly think we are at least a decade, probably more, from that happening), then you could make an OK case.  There is little upside at this point to having native 64 bit apps in Windows unless your application or the files it edits are gigantic in size - it would mostly mean DM would have to manage/debug two different Windows packages.

Also, the incredible irony of being on a BBS message board and calling something 32 bit old technology.

Xerxes

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