[racket] preference: 32-bit or 64-bit racket?

We don't yet have a 64-bit build for Windows on the download pages, but
Racket builds, runs, and is supported for 64-bit mode in Windows (Vista
and up).

At Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:56:56 -0500, Greg Hendershott wrote:
> On Windows 7 I would if I could. A 64-bit build of Racket for Windows
> could utilize more than 2 GB.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Noel Welsh <noelwelsh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Increased memory bandwidth and more registers are the main benefits
> > I'm aware of. I'm not sure if Racket exploits the later, but it should
> > benefit from the former.
> >
> > N.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:35 PM, John Clements <clements at brinckerhoff.org> 
> wrote:
> > ...
> >>
> >> In any case, I thought I'd just ask: how many of you are using 64-bit 
> builds, and how many are using 32-bit builds? Are there compelling advantages 
> to the 64-bit build that aren't occurring to me?
> >>
> >> John
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