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- In article <3n6ke9$h2j@news.ais.net>, awb@ais.net wrote:
- >>
- >> The same is true for some of the 32 bit stuff in Windows itself. WinNT is
- 32
- >> bit. Win9X will be 32 bit. But Windows 3.1 and WFWG3.11 are both 16 bit
- >> systems. Win32s was made so that 16 bit Windows can use some of the 32
- bit
- >> stuff. The "s" in Win32s is for "subset". Win32s is a subset of the 32
- bit
- >> functions of 32 bit versions of Windows.
- >>
- >>
- >
- >I thought WFW 3.11 is supposed to be 32 bit as well, Am I wrong?
- >>>>>
- >Later,
- >-Arn
- >
- >
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- Hey Arnie...how's my home town?
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- No, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is a 16 bit operating system. The only major
- change over windows 3.1 is its built in support for networking and some minor
- changes (like the tool bar in file manager). You will still need to use the
- win32s library to run LW with WFWG.
-
- Life will be much simpler if Windows9X lives up to expectations...
-
- Brian
- bdupras@bert.eecs.uic.edu
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