> though you can always ask the vendor to provide you a 64-bit compatible library This is not always true, as the vendor may have disappeared and can no longer

> though you can always ask the vendor to provide you a 64-bit compatible library This is not always true, as the vendor may have disappeared and can no longer provide new versions of the library for any reason. Though, if you knowingly have such a black box in your code and willingly keep running with it until 2038 then you kinda deserve what is coming.