Subj : WineVDM - 16-bit apps on 64-bit Windows
To   : Tony Langdon
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Mar 03 2020 10:23 pm

Hello Tony!

** 03.03.20 - 21:16, Tony Langdon wrote to August Abolins:

 TL>I discovered it today actually, and it seems to work quite well.  Note
 TL>that it only runs 16 bit WINDOWS apps, not DOS ones.   I'm using WineVDM
 TL>to test SemPoint.

I'm glad you pointed out its distinction with Windows apps.  The video  
could have been a clue since the fellow only demonstrated 2 Windows  
programs and never mentioned anything about DOS programs.  Also the "Wine"  
prefix could be a clue too, since it seems to be borrowed from the naming  
of WineHQ (the compatibilty layer that runs Windows progs in linux).

Projects like WineVDN and other NTVDM solutions help extend the life of  
older Fidonet progs a bit longer, for sure.  And it gives the opportunity  
for new people who jump right to modern PCs and Win10 the chance to  
discover the BBS/FTN world of things. I mean, there has got to be greater  
excitment and usefulness for WineVDM/NTVDM than running 16-bit Calc,  
Notepad, or Win3.1 stuff.

  ../|ug

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