32 bit OS v. 64 bit OS

[smeezekitty]

64bit doesnt support 16bit apps
i know 16 bit apps are dead but
loss of support was uncalled for

[Quantos]

64bit doesnt support 16bit apps
i know 16 bit apps are dead but
loss of support was uncalled for

You need to take your head out of your ...  ...filing cabinet.

No typical user needs 16 bit apps.

[smeezekitty]

i am using vista 32bit
and i am use 16bit apps all the time
i have atleast 14 running right now

[patio]

List ? ?

[BC_Programmer]

you know what's unbelievable- Aero Glass doesn't support CGA! 

[patio]

                    

Yer killin me BC...

[BC_Programmer]

Even Worse! Vista doesn't even have a Driver for EGA! Let alone CGA, MGA, or MDA!

and you need a DVD drive! How am I supposed to install Vista on this PC Jr? It only has a Floppy drive! I tried shoving the DVD in, but it didn't sound good.

Without CGA support I'm not sure how they expect to perform any tricks.

64bit doesnt support 16bit apps
i know 16 bit apps are dead but
loss of support was uncalled for

Somebody needs to pay closer attention. DOS programs have been deprecated (to some extent) in ALL versions of NT.

[patio]

I still want to see a list of the 14 apps...

Personally i can't think of that many i would still be running.

And if need be i still have a Win95/Win98 dual boot machine so i just don't get it...

[BC_Programmer]

And there is always virtual Machines... Besides, the 16-bit emulation on all NT versions left a lot to be desired.

[patio]

It was pretty much carp....which makes it a moot point...

He's seeming to preach like this is a recent development.

[BC_Programmer]

Well, If I came out of a cave where I had become accustomed to programming a CGA with a barely functional version of Borland C and working with "new" 16-bit programs on my "new" 16-bit CPU I'd definitely express surprise too, so I imagine we can give poor old Smeezekitty that much.

[smeezekitty]

there not dos programs
they are windows 3.x programs
i am tierd of argueing because i like old stuff
and i keep the vista aero glass off because i dont like it
right now i only have 5 16bit apps running
borland compiler (actully dos)
msvc++ ver 1.52
a bitmap viewing program
XN view 16bit (i dont know why i am not using the 32bit version)
a gradent generator program (i wrote with msvc)

[BC_Programmer]

there not dos programs
they are windows 3.x programs
i am tierd of argueing because i like old stuff
and i keep the vista aero glass off because i dont like it
right now i only have 5 16bit apps running
borland compiler (actully dos)
msvc++ ver 1.52
a bitmap viewing program
XN view 16bit (i dont know why i am not using the 32bit version)
a gradent generator program (i wrote with msvc)

I like old stuff too.

In your case you should actually be using a system running DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1. Stay away from NT operating systems, they use confusing unicode and whatnot. very confusing.

[smeezekitty]

i would rather use 32bit then 16bit
i find its faster and is the most compatable

[BC_Programmer]

but... why are  you still using 16-bit then?


64-bit programs are actually the fastest... for reasons that should be obvious... but they (again, obviously) won't run on 32-bit programs.

On the other hand, windows.h does define WIN64 or another similar constant, so it's not too difficult to have a 16-bit,32-bit, and 64-bit version of a program from the same codebase.