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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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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