Windows 32 vs 64

[pickit2]

Why are you still using 32bit in this day.

[metal]

for PCs that don't support 32-bit
But, this is very rare these days..

[Mega32]

To avoid driverproblems w. older hardware.
Not all hw has 64-bit drivers.

Mega32

[Gallymimu]

I still play super nintendo.  16bit 4eva

[sphinx]

maybe some things are not supported anymore like simple mechanical apparatus. i know some place where win95 is still
used because of software and drivers to operate lathes and mills that are still in use, and not only that the cad software
that supports the lathe i still in DOS.

[PICker]

I use Windows at 64 bit but with a lot of "*32" processes.
Sometimes the problem of the old 32 bit drivers is crucial.
The emulation layer of the CPU can help in this  situation (VirtuaBox and others CPU hypervisors ...but this is another topic)

[sambo]

For software reverse engineering I still use 32bit OS. There are lot more tools and softs for this topic. Also I think x64dbg has still too many bugs compare to olly!

[towlerg]

Give me one good reason to upgrade all my existing x86 apps (after all what's the point of upgrading the OS to x64 and running x86 apps?) which I'm completely happy with both in terms of performance and stability.

Will a typical application run faster? Use less memory? use less CPU? be in some spiritual way "better"? offer me any advantage what so ever?

For me it only becomes a meaningful exercise when a significant number of application either no longer support x86 or offer some real advantage to the x64 version. I only know of one app that I would like to upgrade and cannot because the latest version does not support x86 - VidCoder. And even in that case the x86 version still functions perfectly well.

[pickit2]

lol
funny you should say Vidcoder, how many cpu threads are you using.
me 6 core, 12 threads cpu, 24GB memory. plus GTX1070 with CUDA Cores: 1920.

I could not go back to x86, I like my 4 lcd screens.

[mars01]

Some people who still use the parallel port and MACH3 with their CNC machine, might still be using x86 Windows OS (not me, I use a FPGA driven BOB).
In x64 OS, parallel port is no longer supported.
LE: Nice rig, pickit!

[towlerg]

lol
funny you should say Vidcoder, how many cpu threads are you using.
me 6 core, 12 threads cpu, 24GB memory. plus GTX1070 with CUDA Cores: 1920.

I could not go back to x86, I like my 4 lcd screens.

Ah, the classic tortoise and hare. Do you really need all that processing power, running a mini NSA or bitcoin mining?

[pickit2]

no the Seagate Nas is always running.

[Sideshow Bob]

Altium Designer was x86 or 32 bit up to version 18.

[intel]

For Mentor Graphics Xpedition Enterprise VX.2.2, I have been working on installing both 32-bit and 64-bit files together. And I learned from this experience that Mentor Graphics's head is also confused in this matter.

[towlerg]

no the Seagate Nas is always running.

Sorry that to clever for me (maybe why I won't run x64)

[boba]

I use W64 but I have a few old W16 apps which I still need with old hardware (eg ancient eprom programmer) so W32 is sometimes handy and I keep a spare PC just for these.

[SB7]

wait ... there are still people using 32bit systems in the world ?   who knew ?  LOL

[h0nk]

You may be able to use a ridiculous old version of Pagemaker
(now InDesign) to produce a book even on 16 bit Windows 2.11.
And nobody will notice the difference in the print.

[pickit2]

lol  at work we used A-One  pcb.

all on a 5-1/4 disk using dos1.1

As a bench mark I still have a working Ibm-At and it still has AutoCAD on it.
load the space shuttle demo and hit hide hidden lines, 20 mins later it is still hiding lines.
same on my main pc and its done as I release the enter key.  

[h0nk]

> 20 mins later it is still hiding lines.

I would assume the socket for the Coprocessor is empty.
You should get a 80287XL and try again.

Best Regards

[Sideshow Bob]

As long as we are reminisceing Do this bring back any memories for anybody. I was able to fire it up last week. But have problem whith the mouse even if it is a 9 pin serial mouse. It does not work yet.

Posted on: April 20, 2018, 02:11:42 14:11 - Automerged
As long as we are reminisceing Do this bring back any memories for anybody. I was able to fire it up last week. But have problem whith the mouse even if it is a 9 pin serial mouse. It does not work yet.

> 20 mins later it is still hiding lines.

I would assume the socket for the Coprocessor is empty.
You should get a 80287XL and try again.

Best Regards

Nah.... get a Cyrix Math-coprocessors from Cyrix far more bang for the bucks. I used one in my 386SX computer

Posted on: April 20, 2018, 02:15:29 14:15 - Automerged

lol  at work we used A-One  pcb.

all on a 5-1/4 disk using dos1.1

As a bench mark I still have a working Ibm-At and it still has AutoCAD on it.
load the space shuttle demo and hit hide hidden lines, 20 mins later it is still hiding lines.
same on my main pc and its done as I release the enter key. 

Ah remember that from the days back autocad 2.11. That file was named columbia.dwg. The shuttle that went up in flames

[h0nk]

Hello,

a simple No to:
> Cyrix Math-coprocessors from Cyrix

The 80287XL is a backport of the 80387SX, made compatible with the 80286 of an IBM-AT.
I paid around ten Deutsche Marks for a new 80287XL, original boxed with the utility disk
at a german surplus store years ago.
The 80287XL contains all the enhancements of the 80387 and a clock multiplier for
full coprocessor speed.


Best Regards

[CocaCola]

On this note, for the longest time, I kept a 486/33 laptop with Windows 3.11 on it because it had hands down the best DOS based parallel and serial port for the 'older' programmers I was using and reluctant to upgrade...  That said most of the actual development was done on bigger and better machines, just used that 496 as networked burning station...

And up until recently, I had a Pentium 266 with Win 98SE setup as a private FTP and chat server, it handled that job quite well and was stable and reliable as hell...

[mars01]

They still use some of those old processors in equipment's that are meant to be reliable, like medical stuff, space (I guess military) etc.

[towlerg]

Bit the bullet, and installed win7 x64 ult from scratch, hours downloading and installing 64bit versions of apps (surprised how few), tweaking back to the way I like it and the end result is I can't tell the difference. What a total waste of time.