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Re: Would it be possible to GO32 with KA9Q/Textwin ?

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From: Phil Randal
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 00:00
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In article <825643716snx@holly.demon.co.uk>
   Mark Rogers <mcr@holly.demon.co.uk> writes:
>In article <825242276.25851@thokk.demon.co.uk>
>   malcolm@demon.net (Malcolm Muir) writes:
>> 
>> Possible, yes. To make it proctical however it needs to be freely
>> distributable. None of the available 32bit compilers I am aware of
>> allow free distribution of the run time executables, without payment
>> of some for of royalty or licence.
>
>Doesn't Borland do a DOS extender with no loyalty payments required? I 
>know they do for their pascal compiler, and I thought that they also 
>released an add-on pack for BC++ with similar usage restrictions.

Yes, the PowerPack for DOS.

The first step though, is to get KA9Q to compile under BC++ 4.5 :-)

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