05-29-2025, 11:58 AM
You're fine -- both on the asking as many questions needed part and the math part as well. We're happy to help and encourage folks to ask any questions they might have; no one here ever complains over stupid questions. *Though we do complain about Pete, but that's a different type of stupid...* 
As for the math issue, it's not an issue. Your 32-bit machine should run and handle 64-bit math and such with the same precision and results as 64-bit systems. In fact, most math is done on FPU math processors, with are 80-bit math handling, instead of 32 or 64! You're welcome to post some simple test code and ask folks to share their results so you can see the precision doesn't change on your system, but I'm fairly certain you'll get the same answers between 32 and 64-bit systems.
(One caveat -- ARM systems seem to be limited to less precison than x86 or x64 systems, but you didn't ask about those. If anyone is curious, feel free to ask @a470g about the differences, as he's just spent the last few weeks working them out so QB64PE will soon start compiling on ARM systems without many problems.)
As for the math issue, it's not an issue. Your 32-bit machine should run and handle 64-bit math and such with the same precision and results as 64-bit systems. In fact, most math is done on FPU math processors, with are 80-bit math handling, instead of 32 or 64! You're welcome to post some simple test code and ask folks to share their results so you can see the precision doesn't change on your system, but I'm fairly certain you'll get the same answers between 32 and 64-bit systems.
(One caveat -- ARM systems seem to be limited to less precison than x86 or x64 systems, but you didn't ask about those. If anyone is curious, feel free to ask @a470g about the differences, as he's just spent the last few weeks working them out so QB64PE will soon start compiling on ARM systems without many problems.)