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To: HAL9000
but rather by Apple implementing the Windows API directly in OS X 10.5

The Windows API!!!

Just off hand that doesn't make any sense to me. Could there possibly be a Windows API? Windows is a large and complicated system not just a group of software defined interfaces. I'm not a programmer (at least not a real one) so go gently on me if I'm way off base here.

5 posted on 04/21/2006 4:22:17 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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We are in the realm of speculation now. Some form of hardware virtualization must be implemented in addition to the high-level APIs in order to fully emulate Windows. But it seems feasible for a well-funded company like Apple to do it.


6 posted on 04/21/2006 5:30:16 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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