[ Quoting Mack Barss to Scott Little ] 
 SL> OK. Tell me where 32bit is important in a newsreader.
 MB> Funny... then why even have a 32bit OS if all your going to do is run
 MB> 16bit software?
1) The 32bit OS provides much faster access to hardware via 32bit drivers.
2) Quote where I said "I only run 16bit software"
3) A newsreader is hardly a program that needs to be 32bit to be any good.
   Unless you are getting encoded pornos again, Mack, the messages shouldn't
   be all that long. If they are, even protected mode/DPMI 16bit DOS apps can
   handle it.
 
 SL> take a long hard look at the real world. Why use 32bit? Just
 SL> becuase it sounds better? The program (esp. one as simple as a
 MB> Why run 32bit software... So Scott.. your going to set there an say
 MB> that a running a 32bit and 16bit applications on a 32bit operating
 MB> system is not a problem.  Funny.. if that was true Microsoft wouldn't
 MB> be coming out with Win32 and that nice new "Designed for Windows 95 and
 MB> Windows NT" logo.
There is a difference between 32bit operating systems and 32bit text editors.
 MB> Or how about how even Microsoft has boasted about how much better a
 MB> 32bit app is over a 16bit app.
If it is BIG enough, and COMPLICATED enough, 32bit will most likely be very
benificial. But a program that reads text is NOT big, and NOT complicated and
does not NEED to be 32bit to be fast and efficient. 
 MB> Tell me Scott... besides Internet Explorer, how many 16bit
 MB> applications has MS released since releasing Win95. (home market).
MSIE is 32bit.
Regards,
 - Scott
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