wfb wrote:
> Am I wrong in assuming (hoping) that 64 bit OS & Programs will get 3D on the
> right track? Anyone know or speculate what we could expect?
>
How? you think that civil 3d is a 64bit program? Nope, it's a 32 bit
program. Having a 64bit os is only half the battle. in fact, I would
say it's only about a third.
Drivers have to be modified for a 64 bit kernel. And, since
manufacturers supply them, who knows how long till we have all the
drivers we use from day to day (No HP Designjet 500).
Your other apps that are running will be able to happily address a 64
bit memmory space, but there again, do you already have more than 4GB of
ram?
Yes, there are some advantages toa 64 bit OS, but just not for us yet.
AMD's athlon 64 has an integrated memory controller on the chip,
woohoo, it's faster, and it's faster in windows 32 bit.
x64 is not ready yet, and I would figure that autodesk is at least a 1
or 2 releases from making 64 bit binaries.
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
> ; "P.E." wrote in
> message news:4830479@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Anyone else notice a significant delay when switching between drawings in a
> single session?
>
> JW