[DUG] Delphi and next Windows OS

[Paul A Norman]

Oh .. that is other than this in August about Delphi 7 not running under the
Vista beta yet.
 "There is likely a dozen or more Win32 API calls that are used by Delphi
7 that just aren't there yet, *or are changed significantly enough for
it to become totally incompatible*."

 On 17/11/05, Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for that Nicholas, I had not read any thing definitive and have
> only had the WinFX XAML stuff on board and not the full Vista beta (what was
> that Longhorn?)
>  So I was very keen to check out how far the .NET satrategy had gone in
> preparing new applications for the Vista roll out next year.
>  Doea any one know if there is anything we need to prepare for in Vista? I
> havn't found anything Delphi specific about it so far.
>  Paul
>  On 17/11/05, Maurice Butler <likemagic at quicksilver.net.nz> wrote:
> >
> > MS antispyware (aka Giant Spyware) is a vb6 application. maybe that's
> > why it
> > is still beta?
> >
> > Maurice Butler
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
> > > [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz ]On Behalf Of Nicholas Sherlock
> > > Sent: Thursday, 17 November 2005 9:11 p.m.
> > > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> > > Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi and next Windows OS
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul A Norman wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just to get my thinking clear, with the new Windows OS release will
> > > > Win32( and now /64) API programing and VCL, as we presently know it
> > > > still be possible, or are we forced to .NET?
> > >
> > > Yes, of course it will be possible. Windows Vista runs Delphi apps
> > just
> > > fine. Microsoft isn't abandoning Win32 any time soon (They still run
> > > 16-bit apps, for chrissake :)).
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nicholas Sherlock
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