And the other part of this, which folks often miss when it comes to things like this with Apple is what plans they might have in the future for a 64-bit processor. That is what interests me more than it just being in the latest iPhones. It opens a lot of possibilities and directions.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure what articles you're reading. I think it's true that you won't > see any advantage to the iPhone having a 64-bit processor at the moment, > although I've definitely read articles that say it does speed up the finger > print scanning and a few other things. > > It's absolutely not true though that the only thing you get from a 64-bit > operating system is the ability to address more than 4G of real memory. If > you're reading an article that states that then you should stop reading > because the author clearly doesn't know what they're talking about. > Obviously, you will be able to address more than 4G of memory, but you can > also pass more information between processes at one time, address a larger > file system and so on. When dealing with large amounts of data, such as in a > database or a spread sheet, there's less memory indirection, so there's > improved performance. There's a reason servers, desktops and laptops have all > gone to 64-bit processors, operating systems and applications, and it isn't > just marketing. > > Just as with PC's, Macs and laptops, the hardware had to move to 64-bit > before the operating system and applications could start taking advantage of > it. that's exactly what we're seeing now. You may not see advantage to the > 64-bit chips in the iPhone today, but it's a necessary step to get to the > applications that need the additional memory, file system size and computing > power. > > On 09/16/2013 09:32 PM, Mike wrote: >> From everything I've read 64 bit only makes a difference when your using at >> or above 4gb of ram. The iPhone definitely doesn't have that much so I >> really don't get the point of it. >> I've come across more than one article saying that this is just marketing >> and won't make a bit of difference in performance. >> >> Mike m >> How to be Blind >> www.htb2.com >> Roundtable podcasts, software reviews, accessibility tutorials, and more! >> >> On Sep 16, 2013, at 12:54 PM, "Alan Paganelli" >> <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> They said in the presentation that they wanted to give the iPhone the power >>> of a desktop only in a mobile. I think it was inevitable. >>> ------- >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> Go Chicago Bears in 2013! >>> >>> Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now!!!!! >>> Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. >>> >>> Please click on: >>> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >>> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on >>> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my >>> website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" >>> <chalt...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 10:34 AM >>> Subject: Re: Apple's possible reason for going 64Bit >>> >>> >>>> How so? Is this just because it's 64-bit or is it because of the >>>> additional features and performance obtained by going to 64-bit? >>>> >>>> There was also some marketing going on here as well. It's only a matter of >>>> time before Samsung and others start taking advantage of 64-bit ARM chips >>>> in their hand sets, and now Apple can claim to be the first. >>>> >>>> On 09/16/2013 07:15 AM, Andy Baracco wrote: >>>>> It could facilitate adoption by the Government as well. >>>>> >>>>> Andy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Joseph FreeTech >>>>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 2:35 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Apple's possible reason for going 64Bit >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Just came across the following article and decided to post some text I >>>>> found >>>>> interesting. The following is the author's reasoning for why Apple added >>>>> the >>>>> 64bit chip to the new iPhone: for new features to work, Apple absolutely >>>>> had >>>>> to begin using the 64bit chip. >>>>> >>>>> "But here's the difference. Apple needs 64-bit for fingerprint >>>>> authentication as well as the camera features the company has added to the >>>>> latest iPhone. In other words, 64-bit is an enabler to features that may >>>>> matter to the masses. >>>>> >>>>> There's also an enterprise play here too. With 64-bit and fingerprint >>>>> authentication, Apple can make a good security case to companies as well >>>>> as >>>>> support end-to-end virtual private networks. Third party support will >>>>> determine if Apple has more enterprise mojo due to 64-bit. >>>>> >>>>> Apple did make the iPhone 5S backward compatible and developers can >>>>> reportedly transition apps to 64-bit easily. There's a good reason for >>>>> that >>>>> move: 64-bit is a selling point in only limited cases. Like the PC >>>>> industry >>>>> saw, the ecosystem has to catch up to 64-bit and that can take years." >>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/the-iphone-5s-goes-64-bit-will-it-matter-7000020497/ >>>>> >>>>> Joseph >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Christopher (CJ) >>>> chaltain at Gmail >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> >>>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> >>>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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