17 Mar
2017
17 Mar
'17
11:56 a.m.
Dear Ricardo,
Firstly, Win16 application support doesn't interrupt our project. It strengthens us.
On technical view, supporting them doesn't make any design change to NT architecture,
apps won't be able to access hardware directly. Like any app, they'll obey the
rules.
Secondly, there are a number of reasons to support Win16:
1) Many people and corporations still use DOS and Win16 apps today, thus their system
can't be upgraded easily. Most of the cases, DOSBOX will do the job but what if any
problem occurs, or integration with system is needed? With Win16 support out of the box,
people will get much more technical support and security updates.
2) Many apps released in 90s have 16 bit setups, even they are actually 32-bit. In this
case, compatibility and usability of ReactOS greatly decreases.
3) Sometimes emulation may be not enough for special cases.
4) There are many games from 16 bit age which is still played today. Supporting them makes
a bonus.
In my opinion, this cases makes WoW16 support viable. Apologizes if I forget something and
sending this twice, accidentally pressed the send button.
Best regards,
Can