running Linux at work with Windows apps

[Price, Erik]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bscott at ntisys.com [mailto:bscott at ntisys.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:39 PM
> To: Greater NH Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: running Linux at work with Windows apps
> 
> 
>   Just FYI, the best term is probably "Win32".  That is what Microsoft
> officially calls it, and what most third-party developers use as well.


Why the "32"?  Not so much "what does 32" stand for, but was there
a non-arbitrary reason for appending it to the abbreviation "Win"
to refer to software making use of their APIs?


Erik