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From: pajerek@usenet@kadsma (Don Pajerek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS Windows 3.0 questions
Message-ID: <1990Jun6.113328.4961@usenet@kadsma>
Date: 6 Jun 90 11:33:28 GMT
References: <11236@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Reply-To: pajerek@isctsse.UUCP (Don Pajerek)
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In article <11236@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> cg108fep@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou) writes:
>... before I plunk down the $50, I have a few questions:
>
>1> I'd like to do some development work this summer.  What does it
>take to write Windows specific applications?  MUST I buy some $500
>development package to write some freeware?
>

Yes, you must have the Windows SDK, for the libraries if nothing else.
It can be bought for about $350 from a mail order vendor.

>2> What won't run under windows?
>

Since you have a 386, you are in good shape. You should be able to run
most DOS applications as well as both old and new Windows apps. Certain
memory management software (QEMM) won't work, though.

>3> Are there any better alternatives?
>

For multitasking? Maybe you should look at DesqView/386.

>4> Is it really going to be on 1/3 to 1/2 of every PC out there?
>

Doubtful, though it will probably win converts from the previously
unimpressed. I would say that 1/3 represents the high end, not the low.


>
>--
>Dennis "Still looking for a job" Lou | DISCLAIMER: Disclaimers don't work!


Don Pajerek