On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 19:52:32 -0500, Mark Gordon wrote:
>Ron Parker wrote:
>
>> 9x is still dependent on a lot of 16-bit code, which is to a certain extent
>> cooperative.  16-bit apps running on 9x cooperate with each other, and the
>> entire 16-bit subsystem (if you can call it that) is one process from the
>> point of view of the 32-bit scheduler.
>
>That's pretty much what I've heard, too.

God, I hope it's accurate.  Mucking about with the 16-bit subsystem at
an assembly-language level is what I do for a living. :)

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