RE: A89: Fw: 32 bit TI Graph Link Software


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RE: A89: Fw: 32 bit TI Graph Link Software




NT will run 16-bit, however, 16-bit code runs slower (generally) on NT than
on say windows 95/98/ or 3.x



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Rabeler
> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 1998 10:25 PM
> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: A89: Fw: 32 bit TI Graph Link Software
>
>
>
> I was under the impression that NT was pure 32-bit.
>
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> Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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> On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, TI-89 Calc wrote:
>
> >
> > At 03:45 AM 10/5/98 +0200, you wrote:
> > >
> > >There's a beta version for NT on TI's site.  I'm sure that's
> 32-bit right?
> >
> > Nope- Windows/Windows 95/Windows NT=16-bit
> >
> > I believe that 16-bit applications run much faster than 32-bit,
> but that's
> > usually because they don't have as many features. TI makes a
> single copy of
> > software that works on all platforms. It doesn't matter what the user
> > wants; it matters that it's less expensive.
> >
> > No, Microsoft did NOT disable 16-bit support in Windows 98. Try
> > reinstalling the OS from a clean format.
> >
>
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