On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:55:37PM -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote: <snip> > (21264) used it as well. > > B. How XP 64-bit Edition is still 32-bit, using Win64 on Win32 (WoW) > for most libraries, because Microsoft couldn't tackle the massive > compatibility and effort that GCC/GLibC/Linux did back in the mid-'90s. > Right now, if you want to run 64-bit programs on Windows, you are (or > your vendor is ;-) stuck with making sure you have 64-bit libraries. > Other than a kernel that runs in "long mode," XP 64-bit still quite > 32-bit at the core. > > So benchmarks on PC enthusiast sites showing _reduced_ performance with > 64-bit versions of applications on XP 64-bit Ed is not only not > surprising -- but a "replay" of the old NT 3.x days when Win32 on Win16 > (WoW) ran Win16 apps slower. History repeats itself. ;-ppp "ran Win16 apps slower" or win32 apps? If history is to repeat itself, it should be the other way around. :) Regards, Luciano Rocha -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
