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Why the shit isn't x64 applications standard yet? Why does x32 still exist? It's not like you can't run x64 apps on x32 systems
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>>61866135
Really discharged my capacitors.
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>>61866151
Thanks for your valuable input, friend
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Mac os is doesn't have such problem
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>>61866135
>it's not like you can't run x64 apps on x32 systems
but it's exactly like this, retard
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>apps
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My tablet came with win10 x86 because muh 2GB RAM.
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>>61866442
Oh, but you can.
qemu :^)
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>>61866135
Most applications don't need it
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thats why linux is dropping 32bit support too
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>>61866453
What's the difference between an application and a program?
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>>61867248
linux isn't dropping 32bit support
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>>61866874
that's running a 64 bit application on a 64 bit system emulated on a 32 bit system, not running a 64 bit application on a 32 bit system.
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>>61867237
This. Anything that can actually benefit from being 64 bit has been for a long time, you don't need every fucking program to be 64 bit just to appease your autism.
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>>61866135
because not every application needs more than 4GiB of memory, besides 64 bit pointers unnecessarily use memory
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>>61867311
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How the hell are you supposed to play classic games on modern hardware if they dropped 32bit support,hmm? It's bad enough that 16bit is gone in x64bit Win 7+. Not everyone wants to keep several pcs setup & working just to play several generations of games. That takes space and a lot of people don't got it to spare. Plus most programs don't need 4GB+ to function (ex :office,web browser,antivirus,etc) If they ever do then something is really fucked with them. God, I remember 2001ish when a full install of windows,productivity software, games,etc all used under 4GB of space and ran on hardware that is crammed inside a smart phone of today.
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>>61866135
>It's not like you can't run x64 apps on x32 systems
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>>61867499
if windows programs went 64bit earlier, at this point 32bit-only things would be at least 10 years old, making the barrier for emulating a 32bit cpu for them much more feasable
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>>61866135
>It's not like you can't run x64 apps on x32 systems
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>>61867370
linux has a solution for that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI
an ABI that uses 32bit pointers, but is for amd64, so can use the full functionality of them
the perfect compromise for programs that don't need >4G ram (which is still most of them)
similar techniques have been used in some non-x86 systems for ages
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>>61866565
Cherry trail atoms have 32 bit uefi. Have fun getting anything to work on that piece of shit, it's a nightmare.
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