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The biggest concern is QuickTime X but I believe Apple looks to be incorporating a full version of QuickTime 7 Pro alongside QuickTime X for compatibility reasons and because QuickTime X has fewer features. Of course, Apple may have made some changes to the individual APIs themselves which may break things. Assuming games use the regular APIs like OpenGL, Core Image, Core Audio, Quicktime, etc.

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The major things that need to be rewritten for a 64-bit OS is the low level stuff that touches the kernel, which is mainly Apple's own stuff and drivers for third-party developers. Its just stupid and will inevitably hold up the proliferation of 64-bit through much of the industry.Д®xisting 32-bit game compatibility should be maintained assuming developers didn't do anything funny. Specially from the clueless computer user point of view, fat binaries are waaaay more preferable to having two distinct versions of an app, one of which can't run on 32-bit, and the other of which won't be able to make full use of 64-bit capabilities. And since all the groundwork to do 32-bit apps on 64-bit chips is already in Leopard, it wouldn't make sense for Apple to destroy their software library in such a way.ДЈ2-bit wont be going anywhere for quite some time yet.ДЄs to the seamless-ness, I am talking about how windows segregates 32-bit from 64-bit. 32-bit is still a very valid choice when creating an app, since in many cases 64-bit wont offer any real advantage at all. Not only the legacy 32-bit CPU intels, but also all the 32-bit apps that remain. Unlike Leopard, I may just sit on the sidelines and find out what others impressions will be before making the leap. Because of that, I have a bit more trepidation about moving to it when it comes out.

Since I haven't had access to beta test Snow Leopard, I'm completely ignorant of what it can / will do for my particular needs / uses. and a vast majority of what I've used in XP works in Windows 7, even some outdated apps (older versions). If it works in Vista, it works in Windows 7. Outside of that, I've seen no real problems.

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THEN after I installed the 64 bit version, the apple updater went ahead and grabbed a 32-bit update (that threw me a bit).

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I think iTunes complained that I was installing a 32 bit version into a 64 bit OS. Otherwise, I've seen no noticeable problems with 32 bit apps to speak of. I know there are 64 bit and 32 bit parts of the registry and folder directories 'intended' for 32 bit and 64 bit programs (although I have some older 32 bit programs that seem to sidestep that limitation like it doesn't exist - begging the question why it exists in the first place at all).

However, the 'Windows 7 32 bit code isn't seamless' concept baffles me a bit. I didn't realize initially, but they COULDN'T go 64-bit only as the Intel Core Duo models wouldn't work with it. I'm glad to hear that Snow Leopard will still do 32-bit code. But yeah, Snow Leopard still does 32-bit natively, so fingers crossed there wont be a swathe of games going knockers up. You have no idea whether your app is running in 32-bit carbon or cocoa or 64-bit cocoa or Rosetta or anything (though you can obviously figure those out). The only reason why you're asking this question is because Apple's transition to being a full 64-bit OS has been completely seamless and transparent. Yeah, Windows 7 can run 32-bit code when its the 64-bit version, but its far from seamless. So, that huge back catalog I just linked to will still be available to me in Windows 7, but unless I'm mistaken, Snow Leopard is about to wipe quite a few pieces off of the chessboard in September.ДЄnyone have any solid evidence to the contrary? So, Windows 7 64-bit will STILL run 32-bit code, but Snow Leopard will not.

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)Д®ven Windows 7 64-bit and Vista 64-bit have the ability to run 32-bit code, so aside from the slight wait for 64-bit drivers to mature in Vista, there's no reason NOT to install the 64-bit version. Windows 7 is actually more game compatible than Vista ( in my personal experience. There are some older games that went out of compatibility during the XP days with the ensuing service packs - the same happened with Vista. Vista and Windows 7 are evolutions of the NT kernal which we all know and love from NT 4 (the one STILL installed in workstations of companies that haven't had the money to upgrade in A WHILE)ДЄnd although Windows 7 is OFFICIALLY called NT 7, it is actually NT 6.x

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