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- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Path: sparky!uunet!decwrl!netcomsv!proto!joe
- From: joe@proto.com (Joe Huffman)
- Subject: Re: 32 bit compiler
- Organization: FlashTek, Inc.
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 08:23:28 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.082328.27789@proto.com>
- References: <1992Nov9.153133.27084@philabs.philips.com> <1992Nov10.135752.15342@netcom.com>
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- erc@netcom.com (Eric Smith) writes:
-
- >The only real complaint I have is that Zortech and Microsoft are so
- >incompatible with each other, I have to keep rebooting my computer to
- >switch back and forth while porting. Programs compiled with Zortech's
- >32-bit X model apparently won't work with NT, even though they are
- >supposed to be Windows compatible.
-
- FlashTek supplies the X model DOS extender for Zortech/Symantec... and
- I work for FlashTek.
-
- The problem is that Windows NT does not (at last report anyway) provide
- a DPMI host. The extender works just fine with Windows 3.0 and 3.1
- and other DPMI hosts. When/if MS provides a DPMI host under NT then
- you will find applications built with the extender will work.
-
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