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From: Risto Lankinen
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:40

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Hi!

I'm considering OS/2 2.0 as a programming environment to write applications
for Windows 3.0/3.1 .

Specifically:
  - Do the Windows apps and OS/2 apps share the same message-passing system?
    Can I '{Send|Post}Message()' to an OS/2 app from a Windows app?
  - Are the Windows DLL's truly shared (ie. loaded just once even for multi-
    ple clients)?  I've got colliding info on this from different sources...
  - Can an OS/2 app call a Windows DLL ?  How about the other way?
  - I've currently set up dual boot: MS-DOS 5.0 & OS/2 1.2 .  Can I install
    the 2.0 on top of the 1.2 without breaking my dual boot functionality?

An objective voice-of-experience is what *might* win a *single* convert, yet
I'm still planning to write for Windows users only.  So *PLEASE* don't tell
me about 'the advantages of OS/2' - I've heard of them up to the point I'm
fed up with.

Terveisin: Risto Lankinen
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Risto Lankinen / risto@tuura.icl.fi ***************************************
Software designer, Systems Division *  1                              2   *
ICL Personal Systems, Helsinki Fin. * 2 +1 is PRIME!  Now working on 2 +1 *
You ain' nothing but a hound dog... ***************************************

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From: risto@tuura.UUCP (Risto Lankinen)
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Subject: WinProgrammer's ?'s on WinOS/2
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