>>It was actually quite a big effort and, according to Calvin and other team members, would break existing apps as file indexing would have to change. I don't remember all the details anymore.
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>Yeah, and many would have been disappointed if it actually ran slower and required more memory despite being 64bit so possibly just a big waste of time! it seems the PHP folks (the official PHP at least) have come to the same conclusion regarding moving to 64bit.
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But it would still run on the 64bit platform for the foreseeable future. And it would eventually speed up with more powerful hardware.

As is, at 32bit, sooner than later, VFP apps will be dead in the water with no future, withou a rewrite that probably won't happen.