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

[Don H]

As far as Open book goes if you have their current version they will send
you a new set of CD's that will work on a 64 bit OS.  As long as the scanner
is twain compatible it should also work.
I am running Open Book on a 64 bit OS and am using a Epson Artisan 700 AIO
and it works great.
My only problem so far with a 64 bit OS is not being able to load a old
Yahtzee game that has a 16 bit installer.
 

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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 5:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Should I move to 64 bit with a new PC or laptop
soon?

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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