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- From: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 NOT 32 Bit?
- Date: 17 Dec 1992 14:21:53 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <1992Dec17.014016.14071@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Reply-To: dab6@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas A. Bell)
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- In a previous article, lotozo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William A Lotozo) says:
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- >I have heard some people claim that OS/2 is not a 32 bit operating system
- >but actually a 16 bit os running a 32 bit os emulation. Is this so?
- >I thought that if anything it was a true 32 bit os with a 16 bit emulation
- >for backwards compatability to os/2 1.x programs.
- >
- >
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- I believe the hpfs driver is 16 bit allong with the pre service pack
- graphics engine. The work place shell and most of the base system are in 32
- bit code.
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