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   From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2009-09-26, Dr J R Stockton  wrote:   
   > On Sep 26, 2:29 pm, Marco van de Voort  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> Keep in mind that 64-bit will mean TPW is doomed. It will take several years   
   >> still.   
   >   
   > I'm not sure of that.  64-bit Vista seems to have, but perhaps not   
   > always, a 32-bit system inside, but maybe no 16-bit system inside   
   > that.   
      
   Correct. The CPU only does two modi. In x86 mode it does 32-bit and can   
   run 16-bit code, in x64 mode it runns 64-bit code and can run 32-bit code.   
      
   > A user who has retained a machine with 16-bit capability can use in it   
   > the familiar BP7 IDE to write code with Pascal colouring;   
      
   Sure. And those who can't can use dosbox.   
      
   The problem is that you can't use what you make on a typical system anymore.   
      
   > if he has a machine with 32-bit capability he can use a Delphi   
   > command-line compiler to generate a 32-bit EXE which AIUI will run in   
   > Vista and maybe Windows 7.   
      
   There is no free Delphi command-line compiler anymore to my best knowledge.   
   Keys are no longer issued for the old "personal" versions, and the free   
   Turbo Explorer D2006 has no cmdline compiler.   
      
   > And the machine I got in Spring 1988 still runs TP5.   
      
   > I see from time to time such questions.  Perhaps a draft for the FAQ   
   > could be composed within this newsgroup?   
      
   I'd add the delphi groups too, and make a clear tutorial about what Pascal   
   products are freely available from Borland/Codegear/Embarcadero, and what it   
   can do and not.   
      
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