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digi_owl on Dec 17, 2016 | parent | favorite | on: Haiku booting in UEFI mode

32-bit can still run Win16 code. 64-bit can't because of conflicting CPU modes. Could be they have some aging inhouse software they just can't replace...

protomyth on Dec 17, 2016

You know, COBOL programs are easier to run on modern machines than a lot of Win16 programs. I could only imagine that utter vile feeling of seeing a Win16 program for a modern Windows programmer.

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