Steve Rogers mentioned this to Jud McCranie:
 SR>   Makes me wonder, should I use 32-bit vars for counters, etc. where I
 SR>   am now using words?
You should use integers, which are always sized for best performance.
 SR> Is there any downside to using 16-bit vars in
 SR>   32-bit programs?
They take less room (thus are good for record storage).  The CPU has to split 
a 32 bit value to operate on them, so they are slightly slower to operate on.
                                ...Gary
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