On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 10:31:16 -0500 Paul Edwards <mutazi...@gmail.com> wrote:
:>On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 14:42:47 +0300, Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> wrote: :>>Sounds like a pretty narrow range of applications, where the existing above :>>the line is not enough, but an extra 2G will be enough forever. :>It's sometimes not a matter of "not enough" :>so much as "capability". E.g. a 32-bit editor :>is capable of editing either 2 GiB or 4 GiB :>files, depending on whether it is compiled :>AM31 or AM32. If you exceed the capability :>you are forced to use your less-preferred :>editor. I would like to give users the :>maximum capability that 32 bits can give. What hardware is this hypothetical end-user using, that does not support 64 bit? :>>Why do you feel 64bit is "overkill"? :>Because it invalidates all old hardware. An :>AM32 program can still run as AM31 on old :>hardware, or even AM24 on very old :>hardware. Well, you make it optional. Path1=24 bit. Path2=31bit. Path3=64bit. I fail to see how your proposal would help IBM sell anything. -- Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
