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minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoCan someone Eli5 egg 32 bit architectuur is still a thing? Why should Steam be still in 32 ?
minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 hours agoOld games and software that will never be updated were built to run on 32 bit libraries.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoYeah, but I don’t get that I’m ringing 64 bit since win7 and never had trouble running old games. So why still run an is that is dependent on 32 bit?
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours agoWin64 contains a full Win32 system.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoAha. I see! Thanks for explaining.
minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 hours agoThe 32 bit libraries are still available for you to run that old software. If it was removed entirely those old games would not run
Can someone Eli5 egg 32 bit architectuur is still a thing? Why should Steam be still in 32 ?
Old games and software that will never be updated were built to run on 32 bit libraries.
Yeah, but I don’t get that I’m ringing 64 bit since win7 and never had trouble running old games.
So why still run an is that is dependent on 32 bit?
Win64 contains a full Win32 system.
Aha. I see! Thanks for explaining.
The 32 bit libraries are still available for you to run that old software. If it was removed entirely those old games would not run