[openbeos] Re: Haiku & 64-bit processors

Ben Allen wrote:

A 64-bit edition isn't something that's being pushed for R1 (IIRC).
Considering the ever-increasing use of 64-bit machines, I would
imagine that a 64-bit edition will most likely be released at some
point in the future, depending on how much extra work it would involve
(there's enough left to be done for 32-bit R1).  The immediate future,
however, is concentrated on 32-bit (which will still run on 64-bit
architectures, just without some of their unique features).
I think the biggest differences are that the 16 bit registers are no longer present (which prevents 16 bit applications on 32-bit OSes like WinXP/Linux or 16-bit OSes from operating), and of course the addition of a lot of new registers. There's also some setup differences I believe, but that's for kernel people to worry about... ;-) Your answer was what I wanted to know, thank you! 
Raymond

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