[Athen] 64-bit and AT

[Ron]

For a 64 bit system I really recommend 8gb.  On some systems recently I
have seen system load at 50% with only 4.
On Jan 29, 2015 3:56 PM, "Sean Keegan" <skeegan at stanford.edu> wrote:


> Yep - 64-bit is the way to go. Developers, computer manufacturers, etc.

> are not investing any time to support the 32-bit architecture. Windows 7 is

> still a solid OS if you are going with that, but I have found 8.1 to

> be…interesting. I really wanted to hate it (and I did for awhile), but once

> I learned the interface I have found it to work well. Like Al, I have not

> found any major conflicts with AT applications and Windows 7 or 8.1

> (64-bit).

>

> From a hardware perspective, though, I would check that you have at least

> 4GB of RAM on 64-bit systems. Anything less and the system will seem slow,

> not to mention a lack of responsiveness from the AT applications.

>

> Sean

>

>

> On Jan 29, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Al Puzzuoli <alpuzz at msu.edu> wrote:

>

> 64 bit is really the way to go in order to future proof yourself. There

> are already some software packages, such as current versions of Adobe

> Creative Suite, which will only run on 64 bit systems. The biggest downside

> to 64 bit is that you may lose driver support for some older devices, such

> as printers, scanners, etc. In our lab, we are running Windows 8.1 X64. The

> software we are using includes Jaws 16, NVDA, Zoomtext 10.1, and Kurzweil

> 3000 version 13. We have had no issues related to Windows 8.1 or the 64 bit

> environment.

>

> Al Puzzuoli

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> Michigan State University,

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>

> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> Behalf Of *Ron

> *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:40 PM

> *To:* gdietrich at htctu.net; Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] 64-bit and AT

>

> 64 bit is fine, though Windows 8 can be a problem since the AT vendors

> have not been keeping up.

>

> Ron Stewart

>

> On Thursday, January 29, 2015, Gaeir Dietrich <gdietrich at htctu.net> wrote:

>

> Hi all!

>

> We are getting ready to install a new Windows OS in our lab and are

> debating the pros and cons of 32-bit vs 64-bit. Any feedback on issues with

> AT if we go to 64-bit? We will be using the current versions of the

> programs. Thanks!

>

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