[TCCUG Helpline] WIN32

Mon, 27 May 2002 18:22:57 -0400

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Just one thought to add to Wally's description:
Prior to the Intel 80386 Windows was a 16 bit operating system. After =
that time some portions of windows and some applications ran using 32 =
bit code. In order to run this stuff required a group of DLLs which were =
packaged as WIN32 and WIN32S. These were add-ons to Windows 3.x, and =
came in a two diskette package. In later versions of Windows these =
things are included.

??Dick??

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: W. R. Neilson=20
  To: helpline@tccug.org=20
  Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [TCCUG Helpline] WIN32

  Hi Ted, Wally Neilson here;

  At 12:14 PM 05/27/2002 -0700, you wrote:

  >What is WIN 32 mode?

  This is an interesting question and I will make an attempt at an =
answer.

  Some computers run under a Windows Operating System, while others run =
under=20
  Unix, Linux, MacOS, etc.  Each of these systems will have applications =

  written for them in their "native" mode or language.  When =
applications or=20
  .dll's, or other pieces of code are written with the intention of =
running=20
  them on more than one operating system the programmer must specify the =
mode=20
  or system language for which they were written.  So: if an application =
was=20
  written to run on a Windows 32 bit Operating System such as Win 98 it =
will=20
  be specified that it is intended to be run in the WIN32 Mode.  This=20
  question usually turns up when one tries to run such an application on =
a=20
  non- Windows Operating system and an error message is generated.

  Hope this helps,

  Wally

  PS: Blake; do you concur, or do you ave an alternate explanation?

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#800000>Just one thought to add to Wally's=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#800000>Prior to the Intel 80386 Windows was a 16 bit =
operating=20
system. After that time some portions of windows and some applications =
ran using=20
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were=20
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came in a=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#800000>??Dick??</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dwneilson@adelphia.net =
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  Neilson</A> </DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 27, 2002 4:01 =
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WIN32</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Ted, Wally Neilson here;<BR><BR>At 12:14 PM =
05/27/2002=20
  -0700, you wrote:<BR><BR>&gt;What is WIN 32 mode?<BR><BR>This is an=20
  interesting question and I will make an attempt at an =
answer.<BR><BR>Some=20
  computers run under a Windows Operating System, while others run under =

  <BR>Unix, Linux, MacOS, etc.&nbsp; Each of these systems will have=20
  applications <BR>written for them in their "native" mode or =
language.&nbsp;=20
  When applications or <BR>.dll's, or other pieces of code are written =
with the=20
  intention of running <BR>them on more than one operating system the =
programmer=20
  must specify the mode <BR>or system language for which they were=20
  written.&nbsp; So: if an application was <BR>written to run on a =
Windows 32=20
  bit Operating System such as Win 98 it will <BR>be specified that it =
is=20
  intended to be run in the WIN32 Mode.&nbsp; This <BR>question usually =
turns up=20
  when one tries to run such an application on a <BR>non- Windows =
Operating=20
  system and an error message is generated.<BR><BR>Hope this=20
  helps,<BR><BR>Wally<BR><BR>PS: Blake; do you concur, or do you ave an=20
  alternate explanation?<BR><BR><BR>
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