Re: %#@*!@* grumble, back to installing "32-bit" apps from scratch

In article <uce-4EE59E.08312617042009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Gregory
Weston <uce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As far as I am concerned, 64-bit apps will not be
ready for prime time for years to come, on _either_
Mac or Windows hardware.

There's no reading of that sentence that actually makes sense.

Depends on how you look at my statement.

There _are_ 32-bit apps out there, for both Macs & PCs.

Those apps are crippled because 32-bit technology is not
yet fully implemented on _either_ Macs or PCs.


There's no fundamental way the user experience of
a 64-bit app should be different from
that of a 32-bit one.

You are kidding, right?

Why stop there, why not try to convince me that the
"user experience" would be the same if personal
computers ran all 16-bit apps/utilities.

One reason both Apple and Microsoft are trying to get
their users and developers and hardware manufacturers
to migrate to 64-bit usage is to speed up the operation
of applications.

It stands to reason that a CPU intensive app' would run
faster, if fewer CPU operations occured because of the
wider 64-bit data path.




I might have to get hold of a Mac newbie, because old-timers
like me have completely forgotten how to install the Mac OS
from scratch.<g>

Mark-

Yeah. Putting in the installation media and double-clicking the
clearly-labeled installer can get confusing.

Actually, yes, particularly when it comes to answering invasive
personal questions like wanting my phone number.

How would _you_ feel if every time you purchased some
groceries at your local supermarket, that they demanded your
phone number before they would sell groceries to you?

Next you will be telling me that you like telemarketers
calling you at all hours of the day.

Mark-
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