Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 13:34:56 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: gallatin@stat.Duke.EDU (Andrew Gallatin) Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BSDI/FreeBSD Willows port Message-ID: <199606030404.NAA29840@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605312025.QAA32642@diego.isds.duke.edu> from "Andrew Gallatin" at May 31, 96 04:25:13 pm
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Andrew Gallatin stands accused of saying: > > > Speaking of Willows, what sort of functionality does it provide on x86 > platforms like Linux and (hopefully) FreeBSD? It provides an API/ABI for Windows programs and DLLs. Willows are working on an win32 API/ABI. > I know the Willows people say its not intended as a competitor for > Wabi, but more as an aid to porting apps from Windows to Unix. On the > other hand, I've heard other people say it will run Word & Excel. So > what exactly will its emulator run? When it's working, it runs most Win16 apps, including the Microsoft Office suite. The ABI is more intended to support proprietary Windows-only DLLs than whole applications however. > # Andrew Gallatin, Computer Project Manager # -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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