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[Glenn Gilbreath Jr. <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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A Windows browser that does its own mail handling you ask...try Opera.
"Windows" apps, whether "console " or"GUI" utilize the APIs and libraries of 
Windows.  In the early years this meant you didn't have to compile everything 
into your application, just call the appropriate DLL, VBX etc to perform a 
function, and your app would be smaller.
As with other "modern" sofware, feature bloat has crept in, even the beloved 
Linux that some proselytize has bloated.
Perhaps a 16 bit Win 3X port of Arachne would maintain small size and speed 
advantage, yet have access to SSL and JavaScript, but that would mean breaking 
from tradition.  It would also be able to use more of the memory many PCs have 
available.  Might even use winsock.dll instead of WATTCP...just rambling while 
roaming the highways of central OK!!
CU L8R!  Wiz

Wizard57M
Glenn Gilbreath Jr.
http://members.surfbest.net/wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 5/1/2008 7:22 PM
Subject: [arachne] Re: Fw: Re: Arachne

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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.

As I see it "being able to run under Windows" means that it stays a DOS
program, but is able to suffer the restraints that a Windows DOS-box
puts on it.

"Being a Windows program" means that it is totally dependent on the
Windows operating system, and could not possible run as a DOS program.

There may be advantages in the former, but an awful lot of development
would be needed before the latter case could hope to compete with the
Windows browsers that already exist.

Although a Windows browser that could do its own mail handling would be
an advantage....

    
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    and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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