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From: Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Microsoft Exploring Rust as the Solution for Safe Software"
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:09:32 +1300
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On 10/12/2019 10:50, Ned Latham wrote:
> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Ned Latham writes:
>>> Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>
>>>> NT3.51 and NT4.0 (Win2k) both contained portions of Windows 3.1 in the
>>>> so-called 'Windows on Windows' subsystem.
>>>
>>> IOW, a partial emulator?
>>
>> WoW used the intel vm86 mode to execute pure win3.1 code.
> 
> Amazing. I cannot fathom why anyone would want backwards compatibility
> with such a dud. 

Games.

-- 
Ian.