Adobe previews 64-bit Flash - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 19th Nov 2008, 10:40

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...64-bit-flash/1

Adobe has released a preview version of a native 64-bit Flash Player binary for Linux, allowing users on 64-bit systems to use completely native binaries when browsing the web.

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th Nov 2008, 10:51

So you get fancy flash64 inside a 32bit browser.. wow!

steveo_mcg · 19th Nov 2008, 10:58

Your browser would also be 64bit on a 64bit Linux system.

Hamish · 19th Nov 2008, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

So you get fancy flash64 inside a 32bit browser.. wow!

no, the primary reason nobody uses a 64bit version of their chosen browser is theres no 64bit flash plugin
how about you try RTFA?

proxess · 19th Nov 2008, 10:59

Nice! Tho I've never really come round to install a 64bit version of an OS on my box.

crispy · 19th Nov 2008, 16:00

Can't wait till they have the Windows version. Finally the world realizes that there are 64bit hardware and operating systems.

The 32bit Flash refuses to install with IE64bit and is a battle to install with IE32bit on XP64. Of course there is no problem using 32bit Flash with FireFox and XP64.

Whalemeister · 19th Nov 2008, 17:44

about bloody time really, what took them so long???!!!!!!

IanW · 19th Nov 2008, 17:50

Gareth - Here are the instructions I used for my Ubuntu64 box, they worked perfectly:-

http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=265

deltaworld · 19th Nov 2008, 18:22

When will the day when everything is 64-bit.. This move in technology is moving so slowly. You can definately see it move but it is just taking it's time. If I remember rightly, the move from 16-bit to 32-bit was a much more sudden move.

As you can see now more and more PC builders are building PC's and installing Vista 64-bit as default to support the 4GB+ RAM that the spec comes with due to RAM being so cheap now. Plus more and more applications are needing high RAM usage so 64-bit will be the norm. We can see that Photoshop CS4 on windows is 64-bit native and hopefully the whole of CS5 will be 64-bit native in the future.

Games: Again this is taking forever. But we can see the developers of Crysis have been at the forefront at this with Crysis and Far Cry running natively on 64-bit.

Come on developers, stop faffing about and just start developing the applications for 64 bit and everyone will move to 64-bit.

Woodstock · 19th Nov 2008, 19:53

about fluffing time tbh, at least it appears to be working, went to try you tube as thats one of the few places that I need flash, and its loading slowly but thats a different issue

Glider · 19th Nov 2008, 19:55

Too little, way too late... I hate flash, and this isn't going to change it...

If you need flash on a website to achieve an effect, you overdid it and lost my interest...

Gareth Halfacree · 19th Nov 2008, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by IanW

Gareth - Here are the instructions I used for my Ubuntu64 box, they worked perfectly:-
http://www.sharms.org/blog/?p=265

Cheers, Ian - awesome link. That'll come in handy when I get around to trying it!

crazybob · 19th Nov 2008, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glider

Too little, way too late... I hate flash, and this isn't going to change it...
If you need flash on a website to achieve an effect, you overdid it and lost my interest...

This has always been my opinion as well. There are certainly pages which look very nice because of their use of flash, but they tend to be harder to use rather than easier. Aside from running slowly, pages done entirely in flash destroy long-held navigation conventions. Want to send a friend a link to a particular page? No, sorry. I also tend to open several links in tabs as I read through a page, and go to each subpage in turn, rather than using forward/back navigation. This is impossible with flash. Yes, my usage is atypical. However, as my usage is perfectly acceptable within longstanding internet conventions, it isn't fair to break it.

That aside, it's good to hear about any software finally being introduced in 64-bit versions. It's not entirely necessary for many programs, as most tasks don't benefit a great deal from 64-bit processing, but as long as the change doesn't actually slow things down it's a perfectly admirable goal.

<A88> · 19th Nov 2008, 22:48

64bit flash? Hold on Adobe, I think you're jumping the gun a bit- you sure the market's ready for it?

19th Nov 2008, 10:40	#1
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19th Nov 2008, 10:51	#2
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19th Nov 2008, 16:00	#6
crispy What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 14	Can't wait till they have the Windows version. Finally the world realizes that there are 64bit hardware and operating systems. The 32bit Flash refuses to install with IE64bit and is a battle to install with IE32bit on XP64. Of course there is no problem using 32bit Flash with FireFox and XP64.

19th Nov 2008, 17:50	#8
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19th Nov 2008, 18:22	#9
deltaworld Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	When will the day when everything is 64-bit.. This move in technology is moving so slowly. You can definately see it move but it is just taking it's time. If I remember rightly, the move from 16-bit to 32-bit was a much more sudden move. As you can see now more and more PC builders are building PC's and installing Vista 64-bit as default to support the 4GB+ RAM that the spec comes with due to RAM being so cheap now. Plus more and more applications are needing high RAM usage so 64-bit will be the norm. We can see that Photoshop CS4 on windows is 64-bit native and hopefully the whole of CS5 will be 64-bit native in the future. Games: Again this is taking forever. But we can see the developers of Crysis have been at the forefront at this with Crysis and Far Cry running natively on 64-bit. Come on developers, stop faffing about and just start developing the applications for 64 bit and everyone will move to 64-bit.

19th Nov 2008, 19:53	#10
Woodstock So Say We All Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,657	about fluffing time tbh, at least it appears to be working, went to try you tube as thats one of the few places that I need flash, and its loading slowly but thats a different issue __________________ Hell hath no fury like a hippo with a machine gun.

19th Nov 2008, 19:55	#11
Glider /dev/null Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,102	Too little, way too late... I hate flash, and this isn't going to change it... If you need flash on a website to achieve an effect, you overdid it and lost my interest... __________________ There Are 10 Types Of People, Those Who Know Binary and Those Who Don't

19th Nov 2008, 22:48	#14
<A88> Trust the Computer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,797	64bit flash? Hold on Adobe, I think you're jumping the gun a bit- you sure the market's ready for it?