Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/29/17:59:04
mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:
d: On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Orlando Andico wrote:
:
: > On 26 Jan 1997, frenchc wrote:
: >
: > > is probably the reason why I never did any more windows programing heheh)
: > > but how hard can it be to emulate the windows API?
: > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: >
: > famous last words, don't you think? ;)
: > i think the real problem is not just emulating the windows API, but all
: > those &*(&^$^ DLL's as well. micro$oft keeps adding and adding 'em and you
: > can't claim true windoze compatibility if you don't emulate them DLL's as
: > well..
: >
: > for reference, see the WINE project.. after several years, even with lots
: > of volunteers, it's still incomplete. 8O
:
: Hey, it's getting there! WINE runs solitaire on my system. Thats
: about it, but after 4 years of work from hundreds of people over the
: net, what do you expect? :o) Seriously, I hardly doubt that any
: free Windows clone will become available within the next 5 years that
: has even the functionality of 3.1 does today. This is unfortunate,
: but sadly I believe it to be true. WINE will probably be the closest
: thing though.
:
I know that Caldera WABI is proprietory, but does anyone know how
closely it emulates Win 3.1
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