Why 32 bit computers? There are a lot of them out there. A 32 bit computer is more than enough to run many kinds of embedded or consumer electronic type of eq

Why 32 bit computers? There are a lot of them out there. A 32 bit computer is more than enough to run many kinds of embedded or consumer electronic type of equipment. How many decades were little 8 bit or 16 bit microcontrollers of the 1970s still in use inside equipment? I'm not trying to say that "640 K ought to be enough for anyone", just that it's nice to be able to make native code targeted at only what is considered "standard server/desktop" today. Can't really comment on the thread capacity issue, but having a systems oriented language also target slightly obsolete hardware, such as an Intel Atom, maybe, is a good thing.