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echo: delphi
to: GARY WEINFURTHER
from: STEVE ROGERS
date: 1997-08-02 08:25:00
subject: CARDINAL

GW> SR>   Makes me wonder, should I use 32-bit vars for counters, etc. where 

  > SR>   am now using words?
GW>You should use integers, which are always sized for best performance.
  As opposed to Words ?
GW> SR> Is there any downside to using 16-bit vars in
  > SR>   32-bit programs?
GW>They take less room (thus are good for record storage).  The CPU has to 
split
  >32 bit value to operate on them, so they are slightly slower to operate 
.
  Huh? I thought 32 bit CPUs worked, well, with 32 bits.
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