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- From: Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Dump the crappy hardware!!! (was: Haynie joins AT team)
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 12:56:34 -0800
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <84526-827960194@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- In article <4jbgk0$eus@beavis.kronos.com>
- porter_woodward@internet.kronos.com (Porter Woodward) writes:
-
- > However - in recent news - and this might be AR worthy:
- >The European Computer Manufacturers' Association recently gave their
- >blessing to the APIW standard developed by Willows Software. Microsoft
- >is very upset about this, and you I am sure are curious why...
- >
- > The APIW standard is one which makes other machines capable of
- >running Windows binaries on a non-Intel/Windows-equipped setup. Their
- >original goal was to produce a system with which one could develop
- >Windows apps on a system other than Windows. Additionally, the code
- >could be reused to run on Mac, Unix, etc. However, they had to come
- >up with a way to test the software without actually loading it onto
- >the Windows-equipped machine. Hence - this thing is capable of running
- >Windows software w/o Windows!
-
- It's a fascinating concept (I checked out the web site), but I'd hate
- to see the Windows API become more entrenched than it already is. :-(
- There has to be a better way to handle a GUI...
-
- Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca
- Honk if your horn is broken.
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