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From: dor@beach.cis.ufl.edu (A Knight in White Satin)
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Subject: Request for information
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Date: 25 Sep 90 15:13:57 GMT
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Sorry if this isn't a proper use of bandwidth..

Our programming team is looking into using MS-Windows as an interface tool,
but need some information about Windows.  Our existing code is in Turbo C++.
 
Does Windows have an "assembly interface" _a la_ Desqview?  Or is the _only_
way to access it from MSC?  (Im referring to the developer's kit)
What does the library of routines look like? Is it going to be a royal pain
(ie more than it is worth) to switch over from our current implementation?
And--especially important--what is the licensing like for the SDK and programs
written with it?  (The software we are using would be distributed state-wide
to at least 70 users, probably far more than that, so if we have to pay
royalties based on that, we could have  a serious problem)

Thanks in advance,
Doug Oosting


PS -- What is Microsofts Sales phone number?

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