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B. K. Oxley (binkley) <Brian.Oxley@NOVASOFT.COM> wrote:
: Rod Roark wrote:
: > Um, what does the number of bits have to do with anything?
: > 
: > -- Rod

: Performance and platforms.  32-bit applications run faster/better than 
: 16-bit ones.  Windows 95 and NT prefer 32-bit applications to 16-bit 
: ones.  You'll get more sizzling graphics among other things.

I guess I should have mentioned that I write software for a living and 
have, among other things, led development of a 32-bit operating system 
written in Intel assembler language.

My point was that you can write a crummy bridge game program with any
platform, and there's no reason why an outstanding one cannot be written
for 16-bit protected mode.  In fact, it is often the case that
carefully-written 16-bit code will take up less space and run faster than
the equivalent 32-bit code. 

-- Rod