On 07/13/11 12:57 AM, Edo wrote: > I haven’t used any 32-bit systems for many years now. I don’t have any > need for them so I don’t install them. So, unless it’s absolutely needed, > I suggest deleting them all.
for many things, 32bit code is more compact and runs faster than 64bit code (primarily because the code is smaller, so it requires fewer fetches, more code fits in the cache, etc). 64 bit OS's totally compatible with 32bit applications. of course, if a process needs more than a couple gigabytes of address space, then 64bit is a no-brainer, but there's really not that many applications which need that sort of memory. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
