urbanfox said:Your analogy is already crap (no offense) considering that hardware has nothing to do with compadibility of anything by the fact that everything is software controlled (excluding what hardware was made for p4c 32bit vs itanium 64bit etc with the given that the hardware expressed conformsd to the said API). And yes, Windows NT 3.51, without any service packs, is a true 32bit enviroment because of it's architecture, and just because it can't run say a brand new game has nothing to do with the fact that NT isn't "32bit" compadible with it but it has to do with the fact the game was built to use newer operating engines. It has nothing to do with windows xp is more "32bit" than windows NT.
The analogy wasn't mine, I just applied yours to a different subject in order to create a queston, which you failed to answer and debunked completly because the answer you want to give is simply incorrect.
Hardware has nothing to do with the compatibility of anything? You are once again wrong. Without emulation or conversion, hardware is the key not just to speed, but compatibility. You try to run MacOS 9 on an IBM Compatible without emulation. My point wasn't to do with compatibility though, it was weather the A64 is a "true" 64bit processor.
Yes this maybe a computer forum, but making an analogy with references to human atonomy can't be dismissed simply because it "cannot be accuratly parralled". If you think carefully, it was "paralled" perfectly. 32bit=male atomony, 64bit=female atomony. A64=32/64, transvestite=male/female. Just because you are incapable of answering the question, doesnt mean the question is invalid.
Meanwhile Win 3.51 NT would be perfectly capable of playing the latest games if they had included libaries and API's such as DirectX and they were updated, but that doesn't make it a "true" 32bit OS. A true 32bit OS wouldn't have the 16bit undercore of DOS, or even the conversion layer for 16bit apps. I could argue compatibility means something isn't "true", which is my point, be it 100% accurate or not. Therefore stating that WinXP too, is not a "true" 32bit OS since it can run 16bit apps, for the most part. However think thats taking my point too far, and beyond your scope.
You may well be asking what "true" is, as you brought its definition into question. Well I have tried to always put speech marks around the word to indicate I'm using it in slang sense. Imo, a piece of ware that is "true", is something that does exactly and exclusivly what it says. Therefore saying that a Pentium4 is a true/pure 32bit processor would be incorrect because it can ALSO execute 16bit code. Meanwhile if you took a Itanium, ripped the IA-32 layer out, you could say its a "true/pure" 64bit processor, because thats ALL it could execute.
Your argumentitive style, and word layout sounds very familiar to that of someone working in marketing. So either your working for a goverment agency, company, or are just argumentitivly patriotic towards your opinion. I think the word for that is arrogant. I have a sneaky suspicion that you are American, can you confirm that?
Remember, I never argued about compatibility, just whether the processor was a "true" 64bit processor.
