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Old 02-28-2013, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MTI View Post
Over time, I understand how "legacy" devices can hold back technology. 32-bit XP compatibility gives way to 64-bit OS.
Windows 8 runs many 32-bit XP-compatible programs just fine. If they phased out 32-bit compatibility, it would be dead to many corporate clients out of the box. (It needs emulation for legacy 16-bit applications.)

I can actually vouch for the fact that it can run Access 2003 natively -- needed for a certain legacy database that I was dealing with.
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