Running windows inside a vdm window isn't the same as running the apps
directly in windows, as if they were native apps.

On 17 March 2017 at 01:07, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <elh...@gmail.com
> wrote:

> some people have had success in running Win 3.1 under ReactOS thanks to
> NTDVM, so win3.1 apps can be run too :)
>
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:49 PM, David Quintana (gigaherz) <
> gigah...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's not true. NTVDM is not WoW16. NTVDM is just DOS support. In order
>> to support 16bit (windows 3.1) applications, a whole other system is needed.
>>
>> On 16 March 2017 at 23:37, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo <
>> elh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "-Implementing WoW16 support. I suppose that'll draw attention." -->
>>> NTVDM, already done :)
>>>
>>> "Working on DirectX support: bringing new features, fixing bugs,
>>> optimising, if possible fixing some driver issues..." ---> ReactX, would be
>>> great!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Thomas Faber <thomas.fa...@reactos.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can tell you some possible next steps:
>>>> - x64: implement PAE support in the 32 bit kernel
>>>> - SMP: Implement resource translators and arbiters (I have some initial
>>>> work for this somewhere)
>>>> - Also SMP: build a CONFIG_SMP kernel (with some hack to use the
>>>> regular HAL) and debug any issues coming from broken spinlock usage
>>>>
>>>> On March 16, 2017 5:50:39 AM EDT, Colin Finck <co...@reactos.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 16.03.2017 um 00:03 schrieb Huw Campbell:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  SMP or 64 bit processor support would be great. Too hard?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that's too much for a single GSoC student. But we also keep
>>>>> saying this for a long time... The result is that everybody is afraid of
>>>>> those "big topics".
>>>>>
>>>>> What we need is some kernel dev looking into these topics and giving a
>>>>> rough overview what needs to be done and in what places. Then we can
>>>>> have a roadmap and split the work up into smaller tasks that are even
>>>>> doable by GSoC students.
>>>>>
>>>>> If nobody makes this first step, we will never have SMP or x64 CPU
>>>>> support. People also kept saying that full printer support is too much
>>>>> for a 6-month bachelor thesis, and they were right, but nevertheless I
>>>>> was able to build the foundations and documentation in that
>>>>> time.
>>>>> And now I could guide everyone interested how to continue on achieving
>>>>> full printing support.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Colin
>>>>>
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