Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of WikiStart


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Mar 5, 2012, 1:18:48 PM (13 years ago)
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    66Odin is the name of the project and software that allows users to run Win32 applications in eComStation (OS/2) operating system natively, almost as if they were intended to be OS/2 applications in the first place. It also makes porting from Win32 to OS/2 easier by providing a Win32 API implementation in OS/2: the Odin32 API.
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    8 Binary compatibility is achieved by converting Windows EXE and DLL files (applications are made of those) into the format that OS/2 uses. Conversion can be permanent, or it can be done transparently on runtime, when an application is started. Conversion and loading of Win32 programs, basicaly, consists of:
     8Binary compatibility is achieved by converting Windows EXE and DLL files (applications are made of those) into the format that OS/2 uses. Conversion can be permanent, or it can be done transparently at runtime, when an application is started. Conversion and loading of Win32 programs, basicaly, consists of:
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    1010*     Converting PE (Portable Executable - Win32 binaries) objects in OS/2's LX (Linear eXecutable) format.