mlake@irscscm.UUCP (Marshall Lake) (09/21/90)
As a developer, I have some questions about Windows that I hope someone can help me with: Is there any licensing fee associated with the selling of a product that runs under Windows? Are there peripheral device drivers available in all resolutions? I specifically have in mind a 320 x 200 screen driver. Is there a run-time module available for distribution with software that runs in the Windows environment? How does Windows compare with GEM from a developer's standpoint? From a user's standpoint? (I have an extensive GEM background but no Windows experience whatsoever.) Any additional comments are welcome. Thanks in advance. -- Marshall Lake mlake@irscscm.UUCP ...!uunet!media!ka3ovk!irscscm!mlake
spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) (09/22/90)
In article <1990Sep21.160744.10995@irscscm.UUCP> mlake@irscscm.UUCP (Marshall Lake) writes: >Is there any licensing fee associated with the selling of a product >that runs under Windows? No. >Are there peripheral device drivers available in all resolutions? I >specifically have in mind a 320 x 200 screen driver. I think there is a 640 x 200 x 2 CGA driver, which is a bit of a joke, but windows is not really relevant without EGA or greater. >Is there a run-time module available for distribution with software >that runs in the Windows environment? Not any more. Users have to buy Win3. >How does Windows compare with GEM from a developer's standpoint? From >a user's standpoint? (I have an extensive GEM background but no >Windows experience whatsoever.) better on both counts. Joel Spolsky spolsky@cs.yale.edu Silence = Death