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Lawrence Kirby wrote:
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> >And wait for a
> >Pentium Pro built version of Quake for NT 4.0 with Xdirect video and
> >sound.
> 
> The only reason an NT version would run faster in normal play is if it
> were able to use some of the features of the graphics/sound cards better.
> This is relevant but not a 16 vs 32 bit code issue.

The phrase "Pentium Pro built version" implies compiling the code for an 
application (or game) using Pentium Pro machine code instructions and 
optimization. The current VC++ 4.1 compiler I use supports the Pentium 
instruction set (a super-set of the 486) and also is aware of code 
optimization that only a Pentium can take adavatage of. The Pentium Pro has 
features and machine instructions beyond the Pentium that a compiler could 
take advantage of in producing an efficient product. I expect Microsoft, and 
others, to release efficient Pentium Pro optimized compilers. This goes 
beyond the simple notion of 16-bit verses 32-bit.

Bye.