Maybe but then you need to maintain a whole separate windows installation with separate printer and scanner drivers and network logins and so on. Plus your file

Maybe but then you need to maintain a whole separate windows installation with separate printer and scanner drivers and network logins and so on. Plus your files are hidden away inside a vm disk image. If all you need is some light internet/mail access and your legacy applications, while still being able to use your peripherals, 32bit windows fits the bill perfectly as long as 64bit windows refuses to implement 16bit compatibility.