Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 02 Jul 1996 15:08:55 +0200 | From | Alexandre Maret <> | Subject | Re: Driver optimization. |
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Khan M. Klatt wrote: > > On a similar note, I was speaking to a friend who is fairly familiar with > NT. He states that you can install NT 3.5/4.0 on computer A, a 586, and > also on computer B, a DEC alpha, and also computer C, a PowerPC RS/6000. > > Then you can go to a store and buy Word or Office for NT, and install the > same software on computer A and on computer B and on computer C. > > Now I must admit this sounded really unlikely; after all, what kind of > binary format could be implemented to generate code that is acceptable to > a DEC Alpha, a Pentium, and a PowerPC?
okay... a lot of people already answered these questions. This is just to say that OSF solves this problem with ANDF - Architecture Neutral Distribution Format. When you install software on your machine, the code is translated from an hardware independant format to the binary format of your system.
Check out http://www.osf.org/mall/tools/andf/index.htm for more informations.
alex
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