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From: bturner@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Bill Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows Programming
Message-ID: <106580089@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 11 Jun 90 18:09:27 GMT
References: <Jun.10.13.35.20.1990.21696@paul.rutgers.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> Well, major question ... is the SDK needed to get to the API?  I have
> not looked at programming it at all, but since I am on 286 (I already
> have Windows 3.0 installed) I need to exploit standard (protected) mode
> to do multitasking with my own applications.

Unfortunately, I think the answer is yes.  The .exe file format for Windows
is not the standard DOS format (it is an extension), so a different linker
is required [Anybody know if LINK4 is available outside the Win SDK?].  Also,
there are other tools required that the SDK provides.

--Bill Turner (bturner@hp-pcd.hp.com)
HP Interface Technology Operation