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   Michael S to ldo@nz.invalid   
   Re: "Internationalis(z)ing Code - Comput   
   05 Feb 26 12:10:32   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c++   
   From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 09:10:51 -0000 (UTC)   
   Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 16:53:38 -0600, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >    
   > > We are not 64 bit yet. 1,000 MB is about the largest dataset we can   
   > > swing in Win32 due to our inefficiency in managing memory.     
   >    
   > Wouldn’t a “real” computer (i.e. running Linux) do better? Have you   
   > compared?   
      
   64-bit Windows supports 32-bit programs rather well. The user does not   
   need to have Phd in multilib or similar nonsense. Things mostly just   
   work.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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