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From: Nik Simpson
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <v533xoHpvWSQ091yn@skypoint.com>, rsteiner@skypoint.com says...
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>Here in alt.sys.pc-clone.micron, PDavison@sprynet.com (Paul Davison)
>spake unto us, saying:
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>>tthiel@msilink.com (Terry Thiel) wrote:
>>
>>>NT also has alot of 16 bit code.
>>
>>Where in the world did you hear this?  There is nothing but 32 bit code
>>in NT!!
>
>Really?  How does its 16-bit OS/2 VIO subsystem work?  Not intended as
>a correction, just a curiosity question.

By looking at the 16 operation and "thunking" into a 32 bit operation. If 16 
bitness where a requirement to run 16 bit code, how WINE and WABI function!
There is a big distinction between being able to run 16 bit code and actually 
having 16 bit code in the operating system.

-- 
Nik Simpson

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From: nik@garply.com (Nik Simpson)
Subject: Re: Pentium Or Pentium Pro
Date: 1996/07/07
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