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Re: LBB version for XP
« Reply #8 on: Oct 9th, 2015, 3:15pm »
Richard wrote Quote:
I will say it again: the current version of LBB works in Windows XP.
I said that too, you don't need to say it again.
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I have no problem with LBB on XP. I am happy with it.
Richard wrote Quote:
And anyway why do you single out XP? Windows Vista was available in both 32-bit and 64-bit variants, so was Windows 7 and Windows 8. Even Windows 10 is, I believe, still available in a 32-bit form.
The answer was already above: "I just worry about my small mobile PC"
I find it very difficult to understand you, perhaps something is 'lost in translation'
If your 'mobile PC' currently runs LBB why are you worried? LBB exists, I can't make it disappear! If you worry that a future version of LBB might not run on XP - despite me telling you that won't happen - all you've got to do is to keep a copy of a version which does. You are in control.
If I had a 'worry' it would be that one day Microsoft will remove the 32-bit functionality in Windows (WoW64) and support only 64-bit programs. If that ever happens BBC BASIC won't work, LBB won't work, LB and JB won't work (and nor will thousands of other applications).
For as long as Windows runs primarily on the x86 platform I can't see any reason why 32-bit functionality would ever be removed. It's supported by the CPU itself, and many applications simply wouldn't benefit from being converted to 64-bits (even if it is possible).
But I haven't got a crystal ball. Will Microsoft Windows still exist in 20 years time? Will the x86 CPU architecture survive that long? Who knows?
What I do know is that there are a lot more serious things to worry about. I worry about my health. I worry about the planet. I worry about the future of mankind.
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