[Elecraft] 32/64 bit...

[N5GE]

I don't trust any computer that weighs less that 5lb, but then I
don't text while driving, carry on a conversion on my cell phone
while having dinner with a friend or play games on an iPod at the
symphony.  If I did I might feel I needed a tiny computer.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:43:42 -0400, John Ragle <tpcj1r03 at crocker.com>
wrote:

>Hi, Ian...
>
>I know that most applications will run just fine on a 64-bit machine. I 
>was worried about applications, e.g. add-in cards, that require separate 
>drivers. Some that I have seen are marked that the driver is 32-bit only 
>and that it won't run on the 64-bit machines. I have a couple of cards 
>(PCIe) that claim not to run on 64-bit versions of WIN 7.
>
>I would like to add that I am aware that general worries about WIN 7 are 
>really long out-of-date (as it approaches obsolescence itself), but the 
>future looks glum with a market dominated by WIN 8 Ultralites with touch 
>screens. I use a Samsung Tablet 10.1 for common day-to-day applications, 
>but cannot imagine using it for, e.g. PSK or JT stuff.
>
>Your reaction?
>
>John Ragle -- W1ZI
>
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