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- From: pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak)
- Subject: Re: Enhanced Mode???
- Message-ID: <pathak-060193141933@virtual.mitre.org>
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- References: <1993Jan2.183949.21569@midway.uchicago.edu> <1993Jan4.194707.3242@lmt.mn.org> <1993Jan6.035012.16365@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:20:31 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan6.035012.16365@midway.uchicago.edu>,
- sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) wrote:
- >
- > >> >I was just wondering how OS/2 now support 386 Enhanced mode Windows
- > >> >apps if this compromises system integrity like so many people have
- > >> >said in the past.
- > >> An excellent question, one which I'm still investigating.
- > >> All I know is that Mathematica for Windows now works. :-)
- > >The critical distinction, I'm told, is that OS/2 does not "run Windows
- > >in enhanced mode", but rather "runs programs that require enhanced mode".
- > >It does this by supplying a DLL containing the necessary Enhanced mode
- > >entry points and mapping them into nice, wholesome OS/2 calls. :-)
- > >(This info is only what I've been told; I have not verified it personally.
- > >However, it was an IBMer who made the distinction for me.)
- >
- > I didn't think it was possible, but I'm mighty impressed. Chalk one
- > up for OS/2 here, folks -- NT can't do enhanced mode.
- >
-
- But Tim, NT doesn't have to do enchanced mode since it directly supports
- the Windows API (or at least the Win32 API).
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