RE: [Dev-C++] Windows Applications

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

There is already a 64-bit version of Windows XP for Itanium. Now your
favorite 64-bit processor will keep crawling. :P
Naturally there is already a 64-bit version of GNU/LINUX for Itanium
too. .NET will be for Windows XP/64 too (and all the upcoming 64-bit
Microsoft servers).
 
.NET is here to stay for Microsoft.
 
 
Ioannis

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-----Original Message-----
From: dev...@li...
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Dan...@ao...
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:43 AM
To: Dev-C++
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Windows Applications


In a message dated 4/2/2002 1:19:51 PM Central Standard Time,
jas...@bt... writes: 

I would suggest that there is still value in learning Win32 and the
related extensions to it. The 
reason I say this is because .NET is currently only supported by Windows
XP and 2000 AFAICT. Many 
people today still prefer to stick with the older OS's. I have to say
I'm more interested in what 
Sun will come up with to rival .NET, as Java is supported on many OS's
and Sun, unlike Microsoft, 
doesn't have a vested interest in any particular OS and system. 

My best advise would be wait and see what the future has to offer and
hedge your bets, i.e. learn as 
much as you can in any language/environment 

This summer Intel is planing to release it's new Itanium platform which
is going to turn the world of networking around. 

According to them, Intel, their new platform architecture will be six
times as fast as Risk. 

This means that there will be a whole new market for software including
an OS which I feel Microsoft has covered already. 

If things go the way as they have in the past eventually there will be a
new platform for the desktop users. 

Itanium is a 64 bit platform. 

For more info about Itanium goto www.intel.com were you can get the
information concerning this new platform better than I can provide. 

Good Luck from, 
Danny