— -- Question: I'm preparing to buy a new computer, but most of the ones I see run 64-bit Windows 7. I've been using 32-bit. Will my programs still be compatible? Answer: The short answer is yes.

Sixty-four-bit computing is here and available to systems builders now. Although recent advances in 32-bit processors have been impressive, the idea of data coursing through 64-bit wide registers at ...

You don’t need to go searching for a Commodore 64 on Ebay to relive the vintage PC’s glory days. Avid gamer Petri Wilhelmsen is providing a way to write and run C64 programs on Windows PCs for ...

The two different program files are available only in the 64-bit operating system. The 32-bit operating system will have only a single program file folder. The main difference is that the program file ...

Computer enthusiasts and especially those interested in Commodore 64 programs, may be intrigued to know that a program has been discovered on the run-out groove of a vinyl record. This hidden secret ...

Ask Ars was one of the first features of the newly born Ars Technica back in 1998. And now, as then, it's all about your questions and our community's answers. Each week, we'll dig into our bag of ...

The Sysnative folder in Windows 64-bit is a virtual folder and an alias that points to the System32 folder on 64-bit systems. It doesn’t exist physically on your system. This post explains the ...

The evolution in computing horsepower is more of everything—first it was more gigahertz, then more cores, and on top of that, more bits for the integer registers inside the CPU. Whereas 32-bit ...