Are We 64 Bit Yet?
I still have a couple older computers around my home for my kids that are 32 bit. They work great for learning how to type, word processing, or even running programs for school and stuff. I run either Windows XP or Windows 7 on them, depending on the system.
I’m sure there will be a lot of places with 32 bit machines for years to come. I worked at one company who still ran computers from a company that had ceased to exist over 5 years previously. They ran great, and did what the company needed.
Another company had an old windows 2000 server running firewall software that was 10 years old. It ran fine, so why replace it? The machine died when the disk crashed, and the whole company had no internet/email traffic for a day while a new system was purchased to replace the server.
Within a few short years all our 32 bit windows machines will be completely obsolete, if not already obsolete. You may not even be able to purchase replacement parts. Is this a big deal? If you are already working with 64 bit machines you are probably already aware of the differences…and there are differences. If not, there is a bit of a learning curve. Moreover, you will find repairs expensive and replacement much more economical.
The point is that if you have not yet begun the migration to 64 bit hardware, either proprietary, hosted, or shared, it is probably time to get that task in your budget and allocate some resources.
Share your experience converting your systems to 64 bit by leaving comments below, or sending an email to btaylor@sswug.org.
Cheers,
Ben
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