Am I 32-bit, or 64-bit?

Michael ODonnell michael.odonnell at comcast.net
Thu Apr 5 13:43:01 EDT 2012



> What does 32bit do that 64 won't?  Besides browser plugins,
> though that's gotten beter too.

Lack of 64bit browser plugins (particularly Flash) is a big deal
for some.  Adobe's official stance on the matter has been all
over the map (I don't know whether their problem is technical
or political) but they've heavily favored the 32bit version and
seem either unable or unwilling to produce and support a stable
64bit plugin.  The most recent announcement from them that I'm
aware of is that they (once again) plan to abandon the 64bit
version altogether.  It's possible to run the 32bit plugin using
some kind of "helper" process but the last time I tried that
(admittedly some time ago) it was too unstable to bother with.
 


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