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From: cs_b144@ux.kingston.ac.uk (Ian Stickland)
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Subject: VIO, KBD and MOU calls.
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Date: 11 Jun 91 10:54:27 GMT
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From what I've heard and read about OS/2 2.0 it would appear that 
the VIO, KBD, and MOU calls have only been kept as 16bit calls. Is
this true, and if so WHY?

If so, does this mean that the PM AVIO interface is also 16bit? I
hope it doesn't, as the VIO is extremely useful for terminal 
emulations and editors. If this is the case does this mean that 
we are supposed to use PM for all output?? Doesn't this somewhat 
restrict our options. 

I've also heard/read that it will be possible to have applications
that are a mixture of 16/32 bit code. Again, is this true, and how
does this work? Would this be a way (yeuk!) of using AVIO calls
under PM perhaps?

Does this ultimately mean that the use of full-screen applications
or development of such programs is being discouraged ?? (Or are 
Boca trying to force Austin into making Communications Manager a
full PM application...)

Does this also mean that LPEX will be consigned to 16 bits forever ?
(sob, sob...)

                     Cheers,

                         Ian Stickland.