Hi,
I’ve just got a new computer. It has a processor / MB combo that can utilize 64 Bit operating systems, and I’m thinking of giving Linux’s 64 bit OS a try. Can anyone tell me how Vassal will work on that, vs. Win XP home (32 bit) edition? I’m told that with a 64 bit OS I can access all 4GB of RAM, for instance, but not sure if that makes a tremendous difference or not.
Thanks for any help,
Chris
I would personally recommend Windows over Linux for the sole reason that most testing has probably been done under Windows.
But if you install Linux 64 and run into problems, you can always use VirtualBox and run XP in that. 
Ben
Thus spake “bsmith”:
Two of the four developers use 64-bit Linux. If something doesn’t work there,
we are highly motivated to fix it.
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You’re kidding right? VASSAL is written almost entirely in Java.
I can’t immediately think of an advantage for one over the other with respect to VASSAL.
Go with whatever operating system you feel like. One of the major advantages of VASSAL is that you don’t have to choose.
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All right, thanks for so much fast feedback. Vassal actually works really well now that I’ve quadrupled my RAM, but I’m intrigued by the idea of a 64 Bit OS using more of my RAM, and seeing if that helps. I’ve downloaded the Linux version already, so I’ll set up Linux at some point and give it a try. I’ll let you know if I have any problems.
Chris
Yeah but the JVM isn’t. Wouldn’t Linux have a different build of the run-time environment? What about DirectX etc?
Thus spake “bsmith”:
It would, but both JVMs are going to share a lot of code.
What might matter more is the difference between using a 64-bit JVM versus
a 32-bit JVM on a 64-bit processor.
The whole video pathway is going to be different on Linux than on Windows.
Whether different == faster could depend on such diverse things as the exact
video hardware and the exact video drivers in use.
I can think of dozens of reasons for using 64-bit Linux over 32-bit Windows,
but those reasons mostly have to do with the OSes and not the bits. The one
reason which does have to do with the bits would also apply to 64-bit
Windows, namely that you can address more memory with 64-bit pointers. So
I’d encourage you to use a 64-bit OS on your 64-bit processor regardless
of which OS it is. I’d also encourage you to use Linux instead of Windows
regardless of whether you have a 32- or 64-bit processor.
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