Do a decent amount of people still use computers with 32-bit CPUs?
I'm getting into IT and have a USB drive full of handy portable software as well as software installation files, but I don't know if I should keep both 32 and 64-bit versions of said files or just get rid of the redundant 32-bit files where 64-bit equivalents exist. I know 32-bit versions of Windows can just use virtualization to run 64-bit applications so I'm not worried about that, I am however worried about people with OLD PCs where 64-bit virtualization wouldn't be possible. >inb4 just keep both That's what I'm doing now, but that adds up considering I keep these programs in Google Drive, and space is precious with that.
First of all, fuck you for posting that image. Secondly, that doesn't count. I'm primarily talking about Windows programs (although I also have a 32-bit version of Lubuntu I keep -just in case- but no additional programs to go with it.)
Easton Robinson
>x32
Sebastian White
You asked. I answered.
Besides, 32 bit cpus have hardly if at all been produced in the last decade so unless you are planning on dealing with clients that have pre 2005 pc/retro pcs id say you might be able to chuck out the 32 bit versions.
HOWEVER
I would check that 32 bit versions arent superior in anyway to the 64 bit variants first.
Oliver Martinez
most of the world is poor.
Angel Allen
>x32
Samuel Ortiz
it literally does not matter
Luis Sanders
it's called x86-64 because it's a play on intel 8086, but it was designed by AMD
Gabriel Wood
>he doesn't know about the X32 ABI laughing-hynix-execs.ps
Daniel Martinez
>go to client >client has Pentium 4 PC (32 bit CPU) >can't run a chunk of tools bc literally unable to
i'd say it matters
Julian Murphy
majority of arm is still 32 bit reactos/freedos are 32bit android is 32 bit
pretty sure theres still some 32 bit intel netbooks n chromebooks
Lincoln Moore
> 32-bit versions of Windows can just use virtualization to run 64-bit application u w0t m8
Easton Green
if you're running 32 bit windows on a 64 bit chipset you can run 64 bit applications (for the most part) just with 32 bit memory address limitations
Samuel Morales
but that's clearly not how it works at all
Samuel Rodriguez
>x32 >on wangblows They don't have a x32 ABI, they just refer to 32-bit x86 as "x32" for no clear reason. They also call x86-64 "x64"
Juan Rogers
Interestingly, Mac OS X did this awhile ago. But Windows has never had this ability (at least on desktop, but presumably Server is the same.)
Gavin Sanchez
My 2015 Windows tablet came with a 64bit Atom and 32bit UEFI mobo, thus the OS is 32bit.
Kevin Perry
no you can't run 64 bit applications on a 32bit OS, period. You can use PAE to enable more ram on a 32bit OS, though.
Eli Rodriguez
You can compile 32-bit applications on Linux and run them on a 64-bit system. (I know, I do it for work all the time...)
