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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 NOT 32 Bit?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.170728.29259@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 17:07:28 GMT
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- In article <PuV4VB5w165w@tcscs.UUCP> zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com writes:
- >From my understanding, the HPFS file system is also 16 bit. From what I've
- >seen there is still a large portion of OS/2 that is 16 bit. I was under the
- >impression is was 100% 32 bit EXCEPT for the graphics engine... needless to
- >say when I learned otherwise I was a bit disillusioned at first.
-
- Why does this concern you? As long as I can write 32-bit apps, and
- they run sufficiently fast, what the OS is composed of is completely
- irrelevant. The first condition has been satisfied, the second only
- barely.
-
- My point being: the kernel could be 100% 16-bit for all I care. As
- long as I can write 32-bit apps, and have them run fast enough for my
- purposes.
-
- >Does anyone have a complete list of what components are 32 bit and what parts
- >are 16 bit?
-
- Nope. BTW, what do you plan on doing with this? Do you care to write
- one of the missing parts and freelance it into IBM or something?
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