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Windows programming was not very accessible in 1993, and it was especially not very accessible for network programming. Making a Win16 application that was non-
by ok123456 2y ago
Windows programming was not very accessible in 1993, and it was especially not very accessible for network programming. Making a Win16 application that was non-trivial and didn't crash spectacularly was wizardry.
Network PC games of this era were written using DOS extenders and IPX networking.
- jjtheblunt 2y agowhat about Visual Basic?
- ok123456 2y agoWhile VB3 applications wouldn't crash, they were pretty limited and didn't look and feel like full Win16 applications. The requirement for vbrun300.dll was a sign that something was not going to be good. In 1993, there weren't many third-party controls. Any networking was accomplished through FFI.