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32-bit version

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32-bit version

Refers to software that runs in a 32-bit environment. For example, in the Windows world, it would refer to an application that was written to run under Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 or XP in contrast to one written for 16-bit Windows 3.x.



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CHICAGO -- Neal Nelson & Associates, a Chicago area computer performance consulting firm, has announced test results that show a possible 37 percent throughput advantage when a Web-based application is run under the 32-bit version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 from Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL), in comparison to the same machine running a 64-bit version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
"Gamers who play the 32-bit version of Far Cry will be ecstatic with the 64-bit version of Far Cry because AMD64 technology has transformed the 2004 best seller into an even more adrenaline-charged game," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Microprocessor Solutions Sector.
"Valve has created and maintained a 64-bit port of our CounterStrike servers, and the AMD64 version runs much faster for us than the 32-bit version when we do a clock-by-clock comparison," said Gabe Newell, Valve managing director.
 
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