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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Alan Browne   
    wrote:   
      
   > >> The ONLY one I think was justified was the 32 bit   
   > >> cutoff, but they still could've very easily made a 32b version. Hell,   
   > >> even Windows does that.   
   > >   
   > > no they couldn't. the arm 32bit and 64bit instruction sets are   
   >   
   > Not impossible - just very undesirable.   
      
   it's impossible.   
      
   > You can segregate processes so 32b code will run on a 64b OS on ARM.   
      
   not when there aren't 32 bit instructions on the chip to run them.   
      
   > But it means all libraries for the 32b code be installed as well as the   
   > 64b versions.  Lots of code storage and a segregated section of RAM to   
   > load and run them as well.  And some sort of 'tween interface for IO as   
   > that would all be on the 64b side.   
      
   you can install all the libraries you want, but if the 32 bit   
   instructions aren't on the chip, it's not going to work.   
      
   > Very messy.   
      
   actually, very clean. it won't work.   
      
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