torsdag 03 juni 2004 16:40 skrev Sid Boyce:
It's a bit of a dilemma currently which I hope will melt away over time. Unlike the Itanium, AMD designed for backwards compatibility, Intel have seen the impact and heading the same way. As it stands, there are a number of key apps that just won't build from sources on 64-bit without modification. I also don't expect ISV's to be in much of a rush to build 64-bit apps. I discussed 64-bit Crossover Office with codeweaver.com, they said it should be easy, but they haven't tried yet - it may prove more difficult than it looks from this side, like if Windows progs will cooperate as 64-bit doesn't play with 32-bit modules. I'm prepared to play wait and see what happens when the mud settles, happy that my 64-bit laptop leaves the 32-bit boxes behind speed-wise. Regards Sid.
Now, there's that too ... but as I see it, providing a special command like "linux32" to run "older and non-compatible" 32bit programs to be more natural. That's the way Windows 64bit is going, you can select to run a program in 32bit (Windows 95/95/Me/Xp) compatibility mode.