Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Graham Mitchell" <> | Date | Wed, 3 Jul 1996 04:42:04 +0000 | Subject | Re: Driver optimization. |
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On 30 Jun 96 at 17:33, Khan M. Klatt wrote:
> > What is it that NT has supposedly implemented? > > What does it take to do "binary compatibility" across platforms? (i.e. > what does it take to run the *same* binary on x86, 68k, alpha, ppc?
What you'll probably find is that MS (and other firms) dont want to market an Intel-NT version of Word and a MIPS-NT version of Word, and an Alpha-NT version of Word. The CD that your friend bought will contain binaries for ALL the 3 or 4 platforms that NT currently runs on. The installation program knows which type of system its running on, and installs the appropriate binaries. Nothing particularly magical, but kinda handy if you change platform.
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