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["Ron Clarke" <ariadne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi Folks,

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:04:38 -0400 (EDT), ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:

>>   There is a big difference between being able to run under Windows and
>> being an actual "Windows program" !

> What's the difference?  Doesn't seem like such a big deal to me.

   There are very many DOS programs that will run under Windows. Most of
the stuff I write (and sell) runs quite happily under Windows, up to and
including XP.

   But I have no idea how to write stuff FOR Windows, and probably never
will.  I believe that one needs to know how to use all those
Windows-specific .dlls and sh*t !  And my stuff does not even look like
Windows - it doesn't need to.

   Windows uses either the underlying DOS or a DOS-emulator, and the use
of such stuff looks pretty seamless to the average click-and-drooler.

    But I would be offended indeed if anyone called them Windows programs. 

      :)

Regards,
        Ron


Ron Clarke
AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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