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RE: Let's get System 7.x on top!



>>>>> "purdymj" == purdymj  <purdymj@Default.ibm.net> writes:
In article <b14.9/21/95M27.4405497@Default.ibm.net> purdymj@Default.ibm.net writes:


    Dwight> I favour implementation of MacOS overlay before a port to
    Dwight> Win95(aka Mac85).
    >>  We will embark on both simultaneously.  There are drawbacks to
    >> waiting for the completion of either before starting the other.
    >> However, a port to Windows '95 is *much* easier (and less
    >> complicated legally) and will probably finish much sooner than
    >> the drop-in feature.


    purdymj> Would a native Win95 version inherently run faster than
    purdymj> the DOS version (being that it would be 32bit)

Executor/DOS is already 32bit.  We use a DOS extender to get a 32bit
address space.  Most likely the native Win95 version will be faster
for screen access due to Microsoft's new screen access API.  Screen
access speed matters a lot in Executor, too.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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