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From: "David Cantrell" <david AT diablo DOT eimages DOT co DOT uk>
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Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 11:25:32 +0000
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Leath Muller wrote:

> Ok, if 32 bit is more "efficient" then it must be "faster". No?

32-bit programming is more efficient because:

o I can easily use large data structures
o I can port code from other OSes more easily

Both of these mean that I can get the application finished sooner and 
because it is less complex there will be less bugs.  Whether the 
code runs faster or not is an entirely different matter.

My experience is also that a 16-bit compiler (MS QuickC) produces 
smaller programs than a 32-bit compiler (DJGPP with GO32.EXE
statically linked).

> If John Carmack is *so* worried about every cycle in a game, why has he
> shifted to Win32 development only?

Cos he can make pots more money that way ;-)

-- David Cantrell, http://www.thepentagon.com/nukeemup/index.html

Power is both corrupting and dangerous when unchallenged and
concentrated in the hands of the majority.  Voices of tolerance
and compassion are easily drowned.
      -- Akbar S. Ahmed