[PlanetCCRMA] 64bit vs 32bit
Fernando Lopez-Lezcano
nando at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Sat Mar 13 12:18:23 PST 2010
On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 20:58 +0100, Henrik Frisk wrote:
> > but I'm happy to swap that potential performance improvement
> for
> > compatibility and stability.
>
>
> My preferences are exactly opposite. I don't see the point of
> performance improvements if the tradeoff is, for example,
> stability.
> Depends on what you do, I guess.
>
> If you run batch calculations and the computer occasionally
> freezes and
> the time you spend rebooting is less that what you gain, well,
> maybe. On
> the other hand, if you are using the computer for live
> performance.....
>
> I must have expressed myself wrongly because I think we have the same
> preference: What i meant to say was I'd rather have a stable system
> than a fast.
Argh, even though I had my morning coffee I did not read correctly what you
wrote, sorry.
-- Fernando
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