Win64?

[Kirsle]

Programming languages always refer to Windows as "Win32", which would make sense if they're referring to 32-bit Windows operating systems. When (or will) they start using the term Win64 to refer to 64-bit Windows?

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[Trevoke]

When 64-bit Windows is operational and programs are written for it using Win64 code and not Win32 code.

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[strongm]

Microsoft and others have been referring to Win64 for some time. Indeed Microsoft were using the term as far back as 1999, if not earlier.

 

[PaulTEG]

I had to look after two Itanium processors as far back as 2000, and two dual Xeon boxes to compile for them.

There was so much other st*ff afoot, I don't think a single 64-bit program was compiled. We were part of a partner program at the time, hence the free hardware ... what a waste :~/

Paul
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[chiph]

The new home PC is 64-bit capable, but the lack of device drivers means that I'm still running in 32-bit mode.

Note to self: Need to get Vista running at work to test the app on...

Chip H.

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