At 02:55 PM 10/8/2010, you wrote:
> Please forgive my ignorance, but can't one just define a 64bit > integer on a 32bit system? Yes, but there's a loss of performance if you do that.
Any idea of the loss of performance given that virtually all PCs these days are actually 64 bit machines? The laptop I am typing this on is a 64 bit, dual core 2 year old bargain basement priced machine I bought in a hurry for $550. It would have been a $400 machine, but I wanted the 17"... er, 430 mm display.
But then I forget about the people who want to design kitchens on their iPads... ;^)
As someone pointed out, couldn't that be a build option? If someone needs to design boards larger than 2 meters, would it be a hard thing to do to build a 64 bit version?
Rick
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