Re: A89: Fw: 32 bit TI Graph Link Software
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Re: A89: Fw: 32 bit TI Graph Link Software
What about running 16-bit software on NT?
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Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Adam Davis wrote:
>
> The difference is not so much in the code(NT is comprised of a
> 'surprising'(not really, hey, it's microsoft we're talking about
> here...) amount of 16 bit code) but in the way you call the code.
>
> Win31 supports 16-bit API calls. The win32 extensions add a few 32 api
> calls, but mainly puts some alliases so that many 32-bit calls can be
> rerouted to 16-bit code.
>
> Of course, microsoft knew 16-bit wasn't enough, and went to 32 bit API
> calls with winnt. It didn't support 16 bit calls. win95 and 98 support
> both 16 and 32 bit calls.
>
> So the 16 and 32 is not so much a matter of code, but the way
> universally-available code is called.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> -Adam
>
> Bryan Rabeler wrote:
> >
> > I was under the impression that NT was pure 32-bit.
>
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