OK, help me out here.  In a 64bit OS, how much memory address can a single native 64 bit application have access to?  

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx

The possible values for an address pointer in a 64bit application can range up to 8TB.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx

Thanks, well that settles it! 64bit OS & Application is clearly the only way to go for modern programs w/ the scope of something like a complete world flight simulator. This allows for considerably higher resolution & complexity provided the processors/cores are there to do the work--and that's available now at reasonable prices, as is memory. Bring out the main board w/ 4x 8-core Haswell E CPUs/Quad SLI Titan/128GB Quad Channel DDR3 2800mhz! If not now, when?

Simply because one can eat all the candy in the candy store... does not mean it's a good idea.

 

In simpler terms... attempting to move and manipulate 8TB of data... is not going to result in a well behaved sim.

 

Smaller is better. Really.

 

Not that 64bit support is a bad idea... but size matters.

 

Not that 64bit support is a bad idea... but size matters

 

Sure, size matters but isn't that mainly a function of not having the throughput in current desktop required to do it?  There's a huge difference between 3 or 4Gb and 8Tb.  I think relative to the limits of 32bit OS/apps the hardware has moved beyond this in some ways and 64 bit becomes a way to get rid of one unnecessary restriction.  

 

how much physical memory can a single application running in a 32-bit environment actually reserve for it's own use?

 

You still haven't told us how much.

Came up with a logo and icon in about 10 minutes under the working title of FSNext that can be used until a final name is chosen.

 

 

@@HughesMDflyer4

 

I like that...looks good

Good luck with the project. 

 

I think youll need a heap load of cash to do it and a id love to see you try and get Jim from Activesky, Pete Dowson and Someone from pmdg in a room together to sort out S bends on addon aircrafts !!!

All that is needed is someone to write a good ATC and Ai system for XP10 64bit and we will have our FSNext

Came up with a logo and icon in about 10 minutes under the working title of FSNext that can be used until a final name is chosen.

 

fsnext_logo_700.png

That does loog good.

I think I have a good idea of an FSX sequel.

The flight sim software should be a complete OS in itself, perhaps based on Ubuntu.

It should have drivers loaded for popular hardware from Goflight, Opencockpits etc.

It should have excellent environmental graphics and weather sim on a par with Orbx and AS2012.

It should have great AI traffic similar to UT2 or Mytraffic pro X.

It should have in-built ATC like proATCX.

It should in-built flightplanning tools like PPFX and Topcat.

The devs should be able to work with PMDG and FS2Crew to deliver awesome planes.

I think I have a good idea of an FSX sequel.

The flight sim software should be a complete OS in itself, perhaps based on Ubuntu.

It should have drivers loaded for popular hardware from Goflight, Opencockpits etc.

It should have excellent environmental graphics and weather sim on a par with Orbx and AS2012.

It should have great AI traffic similar to UT2 or Mytraffic pro X.

It should have in-built ATC like proATCX.

It should in-built flightplanning tools like PPFX and Topcat.

The devs should be able to work with PMDG and FS2Crew to deliver awesome planes.

And then they should add a $2000 price tag. Such a simulator will cost say to much for the consumer and at such a price won't appeal to those who either can't afford such a thing or afford a pc to run such a thing.

IMO, the biggest hurdle will be managing expectations, as illustrated above. Good luck. It would be quite an achievement.

 

Cheers

 

Mike