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Re: CPU Type field in LX header

From "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind>
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Subject Re: CPU Type field in LX header
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Date 2016-10-24 13:24 +0200

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 > I'm also pretty sure that most developers would build
 > a 386 version on request. I know I would.

FWIW, my informal proposal to start writing software for eCS (Pentium 
Pro+) and eCS 2 (YUK/RUM) reverses this. 

Write a CONFIG.SYS sorter for eCS. Users of OS/2, if any, will be 
aware of that. If it doesn't work, then they could request an OS/2 
version. By default it's software for eCS, so users of OS/2 have to be
"lucky" (availability of APIs/Warp v4.5/FPOs, and so on). The 
developer has the freedom to assume the use of a i686+, without having
to document anything.

Technically "FF for OS/2" may still work, I won't even try to argue 
with the educated expert, but "FF for eCS 2.1('s environment)" does 
not rule out that OS2 and eCS 1.x are still supported too. It may be a
PITA, but it'll work.


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CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-22 18:49 +0200
  Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@telus.net> - 2016-10-22 17:32 +0000
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-23 18:35 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-24 11:20 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@telus.net> - 2016-10-25 16:50 +0000
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-26 17:37 +0200
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@telus.net> - 2016-10-26 19:15 +0000
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-29 15:41 +0200
              Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-29 11:43 -0700
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-11-09 19:36 -0600
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 08:52 -0800
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-11-11 10:41 -0600
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 17:04 -0800
              Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@telus.net> - 2016-10-29 22:22 +0000
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-11-01 17:47 +0100
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@telus.net> - 2016-11-01 19:18 +0000
  Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 10:48 -0700
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2016-10-22 21:58 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-22 23:47 +0200
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 20:05 -0700
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-23 11:08 +0200
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-23 10:33 -0700
              Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-24 12:36 +0200
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-25 16:53 -0400
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-27 10:49 +0200
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 21:14 -0700
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-31 14:14 +0100
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 07:59 -0700
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-11-01 14:46 +0100
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 21:07 -0700
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 20:00 -0700
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-23 10:46 +0200
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-23 10:58 -0700
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-24 13:04 +0200
              Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 21:28 -0700
                Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-31 14:49 +0100
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header "A.D. Fundum" <what.ever@neverm.ind> - 2016-10-24 13:24 +0200
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header Paul Smedley <paul@smedley.id.au> - 2016-10-23 11:49 +1030
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 20:11 -0700
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-23 11:09 -0700
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-10-26 15:44 -0500
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 20:56 -0700
              Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-11-09 19:38 -0600
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header Paul Smedley <paul@smedley.id.au> - 2016-10-27 19:30 +1030
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header Paul Smedley <paul@smedley.id.au> - 2016-10-29 11:39 +1030
            Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 20:54 -0700
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-23 18:45 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2016-10-23 19:32 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-23 11:06 -0700
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-10-26 13:44 -0500
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-29 14:37 +0200
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header Paul Smedley <paul@smedley.id.au> - 2016-10-30 12:13 +1030
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-30 08:57 +0100
        Re: CPU Type field in LX header "Steven Levine" <steve53@nomail.earthlink.net> - 2016-11-09 19:54 -0600
          Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-11-12 14:48 +0100
  Re: CPU Type field in LX header Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2016-10-22 11:02 -0700
  Re: CPU Type field in LX header Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2016-10-22 21:54 +0200
  Re: CPU Type field in LX header Lars Erdmann <lars.erdmann@arcor.de> - 2016-10-23 12:56 +0200
    Re: CPU Type field in LX header David Parsons <dwparsons@t-online.de> - 2016-10-23 18:20 +0200
      Re: CPU Type field in LX header Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-23 15:11 -0400

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