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Don't get me wrong. I know it makes sense once you know what it is. And the result in terms of compatibility and stability is impressive. Still, when I first
by bhauer 13y ago
Don't get me wrong. I know it makes sense once you know what it is. And the result in terms of compatibility and stability is impressive.
Still, when I first heard the phrase "Windows on Windows" I had a chuckle.
It reminds me that I enjoyed the way x86 apps ran on my old Alpha NT machine. If I recall correctly, the process list included "fx32" beside each.
- quarterto 13y agoWOW doesn't stand for Windows On Windows. WOW64 stands for Windows On Windows 64 [bit].
- bhauer 13y agoOh, that I didn't fully appreciate. That actually makes it more reasonable. (Not being sarcastic!) What are you trying to do? Make me feel bad for having a good laugh at the name when I first looked it up? :)
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- JonnieCache 13y ago>Still, when I first heard the phrase "Windows on Windows" I had a chuckle. The Windows 2000 loading screen had the tagline "Built on Windows NT Technology." They left it there through multiple SP rollouts IIRC.
- archangel_one 13y agoI always assumed that was to placate business customers who might have (justifiably) worried that Windows 2000 was related to Windows 98, rather than descending from NT 4.
- woobar 13y agoNT stands for "New Technology". For everyone worried about Win98 relation simple "Built on Windows NT" would work.