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Subject: Re: Fritz on QNX hits Micro$oft where they live

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 10:44:41 02/08/02

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On February 08, 2002 at 13:11:55, Mike Hood wrote:

>On February 08, 2002 at 12:22:56, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On February 08, 2002 at 04:55:45, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>QNX is not some version of Linux, it's an OS for embedded systems ...
>>
>>
>>...which is precisely why I wonder how the heck somebody claims to be able to
>>use it instead of Windows to run Fritz and (all) other Win32 apps!
>>
>>That's the big question on which I can't get information via the web and which
>>nobody has answered here so far.
>
>QNX includes a Win32 shell which they claim runs Windows applications better
>than Windows itself.


The Win32 shell is precisely what I'm interested in but couldn't find
documentation about on their site.  (The claim is certainly very hard to
believe.)  Is there a URL that gives details about that shell?


>The first version of QNX for PCs was released in 1982 (!) so it not only
>pre-dates Windows, it was around before DOS.


Actually, DOS came out with the IBM PC in 1981.  However, QNX certainly does
pre-date Windows.



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