Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpfcso!hpfinote!pnl From: pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: 32 bit addressing Message-ID: <18950058@hpfinote.HP.COM> Date: 14 Oct 90 00:31:02 GMT References: <1990Oct8.232032.5986@mentor.com> Organization: Hewlett Packard CICD Lines: 58 ed@odi.com (Ed Schwalenberg) writes: > > In article <18950054@hpfinote.HP.COM> pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) writes: > > From: pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) > Date: 10 Oct 90 21:00:59 GMT > > Only in some ways. But I haven't time to look into this in details. > > You haven't the time to read 15 pages of well-written documentation, > so you waste the time of all of us by spreading misinformation. > Wait a minute. You don't have to curse me. Have you ever tried to double as an electronic engineer and a computer programmer and at the same time read lots of notes ? If you can't stand some noise, please go and use Microsoft's Online support. > There's apparently a section in the Windows 3.0 SDK about 32 bit > application. But looks pretty limited to me. > > The WINMEM32 DLL is awkward to use, certainly, but I don't think > "pretty limited" is a fair characterization. > You might have a point here. Do you like to elaborate with your experience ? > Lot's of bull. I believe 32-bit code drivers are certainly available. > But Windows 3.0 itself is inherently half 16 bit half 32 bit. There > is a 64 K limit on global heap space which translate to running out > of system resource before you run out of memory (especially if you have > more than 8 MB memory). > > Any single GlobalAlloc or Global32Alloc may allocate 64 MEGAbytes. > Lots of bull yourself. > ---------- > I still maintain the bull stuff. What I am saying is Windows 3.0 itself is limited by 64 K segmentation in various ways. And I sure hope they go full 32 bit flat address in future release. Right now, we have a mix of bits of everything. Until Windows program go flat 32 bit, the bull stuff will stick. Regards, ## Life is fast enough as it is ........ Peter Lim. ## .... DON'T PUSH IT !! >>>-------, ########################################### : E-mail: plim@hpsgwg.HP.COM Snail-mail: Hewlett Packard Singapore, : Tel: (065)-279-2289 (ICDS, ICS) | Telnet: 520-2289 1150 Depot Road, __\@/__ ... also at: pnl@hpfipnl.HP.COM Singapore 0410. SPLAT ! #include