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From: tabu6@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (Adam Goldberg)
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Subject: Who/what/where
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Date: 24 Mar 91 18:05:30 GMT
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According to the April, 1991 issue of BYTE, this is what IBM and Microsoft have
in the 'works':

Microsoft:

OS/2 3.0	Portable to other processors
		Runs Windows programs, courtesy of Win32
		Small-kernel architecture (ABOUT TIME!)
		Supports at least four APIs: DOS, 16-bit Windows, 32-bit
			Windows and POSIX
	        Currently a 'pre-alpha' project.

Win32		Lets 32-bit Windows programs run under OS/2 3.0
		Part of the OS2 2.0 system kernel
		API set will be hosted on DOS and OS/2 3.0
		To be the 'single mainstream programming interface'

Binary Compatibility Layer (BCL)
		A feature of OS2 2.0
		Allows well-behaved Windows applications to run directly,
			without having to be recompiled for 16-bit segmented
			Windows programs

Windows Libraries for OS/2
		Allows developers to relink Windows 3.0 programs to run under
			OS/2 1.2, 1.3 and 2.0
		Combines functinos of the BCL and the System Migration Kit
		Includes libraries that map Windows APIs to Presentation 
			manager APIs.
		Version 0.9 was released in Febuary

MS-DOS 5.0	Tiny, leaving more memory for applications
		DR-DOS-like memory management
		Due any month now

MS-DOS 6.0	Will have installable file system, which can track and maintain
			links between documents

IBM:

OS/2 2.0	The 32-bit version will support future 32-bit Presentation
			Manager programs
		Also supports 16 bit PM programs
		Multiple DOS compatibility boxes
		Will be able to run Windows applications (without the DOS box
			possibly with a BCL
		Slated to be ready sometime this year.

ALSO:

Intel's i586 is due out this year...


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