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From: rajnish nischal <rajnischal@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Saturday, 9 August 1997 12:40
Subject: Re: MPLAB with HP Palmtop windows CE



>On Sat, 2 Aug 1997 03:11:06 -0400 Mike wrote,
>
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>
>At 05:35 PM 8/1/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Sadly not, as Microchip are still in 16-bit land and Windows CE
>requires
>>Win32 apps. Additionally, MPLAB would need to be recompiled for each
>>different vendor processor type.
>>
>>When will the world move away from 16-bit apps? Who last bought a copy
>of
>>Windows 3.1?
>>
>>Peter S
>
>What makes you think 32 bit apps are more efficient ?
>
>Windows 95 is 95% 16 bit drivers and libraries most of which is ported
>over from win 3.11.
>
>there is a lot of propoganda and hype Win NT comes close to be a 32 bit
>app
>but even that uses 16 bit dlls !
>
>rdgs
>
>mike
>_________________________
>
>
>Caught on the Web :
>
>>Webster's Dictionary definition of Windows95:
>>
>>Windows95: <win-doz-nin-te-fiv> n.
>>   32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an
>>   8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor,
>>   written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
Addendum: - that gets endlessly criticised by ppl who are sour that they
didn't buy shares in it way back when... <g>

MikeS
<mikesmith_oz@relaymail.net>