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digi_owl on Dec 17, 2016 | parent | context | 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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