[gui-talk] Should I move to 64 bit with a new PC or laptop soon?

[albert griffith]

Your friend is quite correct.  

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 4:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Should I move to 64 bit with a new PC or laptop
soon?

Mike,

You mean it's possible that, even though say, jaws and Word may work fine if

they're the 64 bit version, I might find that Open Book won't work anymore 
until someone creates new scanner drivers for my scanner and FS offers a 64 
bit version of Open Book for those who already have the 32 bit version?

And mainly, you mean that the move to 64 bit won't necessarily make 
everything move like lightning anyway because I won't very likely be using 
more than 3.5 mgs of RAM most of the time, no matter whether I buy the 
machine with 2 megs or 4 megs of RAM? If anything gets faster, it'll likely 
be because the chip at the core of the OS is new and improved, and that's 
about it?

Sound reasonable? am I getting the idea? My close friend who's an I T 
professional seems to think 64 bits isn't a very useful sort of upgrade for 
me, too.
how .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy at charter.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Should I move to 64 bit with a new PC or laptop 
soon?


Many computers now include 64 bit versions of the operating system,
and, one would assume, the computer would include the appropriate
drivers. However, many hardware components still do not have 64 bit
drivers, so you could still run in to problems. My advice is, if you
can, go with the 32 bit operating system. At this point, the main
advantage to 64 bit is that the operating system can see memory above
3.5 GB, however, it's unlikely that you will use software that
requires that much anyway. At this point, in my opinion, the
disadvantage of 64 bit is more than the advantage.
On Sep 5, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Joel Deutsch wrote:

> By the end of the year, I may very well get a new PC, possibly a
> robust
> laptop that will serve as a replacement for my desktop plus be
> somewhat
> portable. I'm not a big traveler, but there are times when I would
> like to
> be able to use a computer elsewhere than at my formal desk.
>
> Here's what I'm wondering. I have my FS SMA, so I'll be getting Jaws
> 11 when
> all you Beta jockeys have had your fun with it and it's released. And,
> reluctantly, I'm willing to move up from Word 2000 to 2007, and I'm
> planning
> to upgrade to IE8 from IE 7, also. I currently use OE 6 for email,
> and i
> know that won't be possible with a newer OS, so I'll have to learn
> to use
> whatever comes with my new OS. Windows 7, I suppose.
>
> Having said all that, can anyone say if it would seem pretty
> reasonable to
> move to 64 bit for my Windows 7, as long as I can get those
> applications to
> be compatible? I know there's a Jaws version for 64 bit, for
> example, and if
> I get the computer with Windows 7 and Office 2007, everything oughta
> be
> compatible. Won't I get faster processing and lighter battery use,
> when the
> machine's unplugged, than if I stuck with 32 bit?
>
> Of course I'll be looking at a sufficiently up to date chip, dual
> core, and
> so forth, and sufficient RAM, although I don't know whether 2 Gb will
> suffice or I should get twice or four times that. Suggestions from the
> experienced are welcome.
>
> Not an emergency. Just trying to plan for the near future.
>
> Joel
>
>
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