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- From: Martyn Weber <martyn@blacksun.u-net.com>
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- Subject: Re: New WWW Browsers
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 01:18:49 -0800
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- Simon Dainty wrote:
- >
- > Some time around Sat, 24 Feb 96, Jonathan did scribble thus:
- >
- > > Things are looking good, AND I also noticed a "windows emulator" on
- > > http://info.city.ac.uk/~df114/
- > >
- > > Anyone know why there's been so little hype/chat about that?
- > Windows on a PC is bad enough, bringing it to the Amiga (in an emulated
- > capacity) is an insult to all that this machine strives to be. IMNSHO.
- >
- > And anyways, we've already got a reasonable Windows equivalent, several
- > of the Web browsers you mentioned already apply it.I think it would be worth looking into. A Windows emulator can provide
- better performance than a PC emulator. Just look at WABI in comparison
- with SoftWindows. WABI works by translating the MS Windows APIs into
- native X-Windows. It is possible that this emulator would translate into
- Workbench APIs, then all that has to be emulated is the code surrounding
- the windows calls. I will wait before passing judgement.
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