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Re: Win 95/NT Executor



>>>>> "Larry" == Larry Velez <lev1673@is2.nyu.edu> writes:
In article <4gadjr$2ds_001@edu.nyu.edu> lev1673@is2.nyu.edu (Larry Velez) writes:


    Larry> As I am not a programmer I am just speculating here.  If a
    Larry> Win95/NT version of executor would have to redirect any
    Larry> hardware calls from the Mac software to the Win95/NT
    Larry> drivers and not the actual hardware. Wouldn't this make it
    Larry> an easier to accomplishment than having to access the
    Larry> hardware directly?

In general, yes.

    Larry> So does this mean that we can expect a
    Larry> port in much less time than the Dos version took to create?

Certainly.  In addition to the point you bring up, there were other
things that contributed to the DOS version's gestation period: writing
the synthetic CPU and retooling ROMlib to handle little-endian
storage, for instance.  Those won't have to be redone.

    Larry> Just curious...

Thank you for allowing us to pique your interest.

    Larry> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Larry Velez lev1673@is2.nyu.edu

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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