Re: D8 may be 32 bit only

From: Dan Palley (dan_at_trams.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:47:09 -0800

"Dennis Landi" <[none][at][none][dot][com]> wrote in message
news:4058d39e$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> This also brings up the point the .NET IS NOT THE WINDOWS API OF THE
FUTURE.
>
> Win64 is.
>
> For god's sake, here we have an example of the 1.0/1.1 NET CLR running as
> WoW64 applications !!!!!
>
> I hope this wil put an end to claims that .NET will be the next windows
api
> and Win32 will run in emulation mode thru .NET.... This is simply not
true.
> Win32 apps will runs on Wow64 right alongside 1.0/1.1 .NET applications!!!
>
> Furthermore Win64 sure as hell won't be running on top of .NET, but the
> other way around!!!
>
> Let's hope we see less FUD to the contrary. You know who you are!

Um, Longhorn most assuredly will run on non-64 bit hardware (plain old x86),
so how could Win64 be the new native API?

What we're seeing with .NET is a common set of API's that will be available
on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.

Over time, I'd expect to see more and more apps written to the .NET API and
the native 32-bit and 64-bit Windows API's will be mainly for low-level OS
stuff and drivers and, possibly, applications where speed is paramount and
portability is not an issue.

Dan

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