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From: spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky)
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Subject: Re: Developing with Windows
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Date: 22 Sep 90 15:42:09 GMT
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In article <1990Sep21.160744.10995@irscscm.UUCP> mlake@irscscm.UUCP (Marshall Lake) writes:
>Is there any licensing fee associated with the selling of a product
>that runs under Windows?

No.

>Are there peripheral device drivers available in all resolutions?  I
>specifically have in mind a 320 x 200 screen driver.

I think there is a 640 x 200 x 2 CGA driver, which is a bit of
a joke, but windows is not really relevant without EGA or greater.

>Is there a run-time module available for distribution with software
>that runs in the Windows environment?

Not any more. Users have to buy Win3.

>How does Windows compare with GEM from a developer's standpoint?  From
>a user's standpoint?  (I have an extensive GEM background but no
>Windows experience whatsoever.)

better on both counts.

Joel Spolsky
spolsky@cs.yale.edu                                     Silence = Death