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RE: Let's get System 7.x on top!
>>>>> "purdymj" == purdymj <purdymj@Default.ibm.net> writes:
In article <b14.9/21/95M27.4405497@Default.ibm.net> purdymj@Default.ibm.net writes:
Dwight> I favour implementation of MacOS overlay before a port to
Dwight> Win95(aka Mac85).
>> We will embark on both simultaneously. There are drawbacks to
>> waiting for the completion of either before starting the other.
>> However, a port to Windows '95 is *much* easier (and less
>> complicated legally) and will probably finish much sooner than
>> the drop-in feature.
purdymj> Would a native Win95 version inherently run faster than
purdymj> the DOS version (being that it would be 32bit)
Executor/DOS is already 32bit. We use a DOS extender to get a 32bit
address space. Most likely the native Win95 version will be faster
for screen access due to Microsoft's new screen access API. Screen
access speed matters a lot in Executor, too.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
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