[A83] Re: windows programmation [OT]
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[A83] Re: windows programmation [OT]
> Van: Brandon Sterner <bms9019@rit.edu>
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> Wasn't windows written in J?
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> Brandon Sterner
You mean Java? Oh, no Java is just about 6 years old or so. And Java is not
a that fast platfrom (when < Pentium 500 MHz).
Btw, a simplified history of MS Windows(TM):
Win 1.xx, used ascii-art like windowing system (like dosshell)
Win 2.xx, first graphical version (I even think Paint from back then is
better than the one they include nowadays)
Win 3.0, Improved graphics
Win 3.0a, first version where you could acces every single pixel alone,
last version to run on 8086 and above
Win 3.1, 32-bit stuff added, only runs on 386 and above.
Win 3.11, even more 32-bit things, and fancy animated icons...
Win 3.11 For Workgroups, better network support than 'standard' Win 3.11
Win 95, subsystem primairily based on Win 3.11, new desktop system,
register added (didn't 3.11 have this already). There was a patch (win32s)
released for Win 3.1x to be able to run Win95 programs
Win 95a/95A, bugs fixed, drivers added
Win 95B, more bugs fixed, drivers added, preleminairy USB support (buggy)
Win 95C, (said to be) the most stable Win9x version (was only available for
about 3 months), good USB support, FAT32
Win 98, basicaly Win95 (B?) with: 'intergrated' Internet Explorer 4.0 ( see
http://www.98lite.net/ ), new drivers, standard USB and FAT32 support,
improved memory management to bypass performance-breakdown by IE
Win 98SE, bugs fixed, new drivers, 'intergrated' IE5.0, more stable than
'standard' Win98
Win ME, beautyfied interface, bugs added, 'intergrated' IE5.5 (?), MS
Agent, lots of unnecesairy stuff (video-editor, etc.), recognizes Microsoft
approved drivers (should be more stable).
Don't know much about the Windows NT family (Win2000, WinXP).
Henk Poley <><
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