From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 06:16:13 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To: Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
cc: frenchc <frenchc AT cadvision DOT com>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: OpenDOS: Win95 emu? Why the hell not!!!
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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.


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