RE: [TP 560] How good is Suspend Mode?

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From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Mon Jan 05 1998 - 15:42:37 EST

On Mon, 5 Jan 1998 18:09:02 -0500, Cottrell, Eric wrote:

>>>QUite confusing though, a lot of the code for Win95 is 16 bit stuff,
>>>including
>>>quite a bit of the operating system itself.
>>
>>>On the other hand, there are lots of 32 bit applications for Win3.1 these
>>>days.
>
>I do not know if the situation has shifted but it seemed most of the
>non-MS
>stuff used Win32s so software could run on both 3.1 and 95. It seems
>like Microsoft is the only software vendor to cut all ties with Windows
>3.1.
>All the new versions of software from VC++ Compilers to Office are for
>Win95/NT only. Microsoft does not even support Win32s anymore.
>
>One way to make 32-bit applications not run under Win95 (other than
>compiling them for OS/2 or Linux 8->) is to use the security or other
>API
>that is only present in NT.

I think I like the idea of coding for Linux and OS/2 better, IMHO.

Just my spare change.

Paul

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