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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Guy Harris (talk | contribs) at 21:46, 20 January 2008 (→32-bit applications for Mac OS: Office 95 was one of the first sets of 32-bit apps for Windows 95 (as well as NT).). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

during which time still doesn't really roll of the tongue, ne? Maybe it still needs some more refrasing. We are trying to get accross that:

  1. During an extended period of time mostly 32-bit consumer computers were fabricated.
  2. That 32-bit is a designation for the collective of those computers.

Shinobu 21:11, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I agree. I dislike it. It sounds like corporatese. Changing to "in which" here is enough to fix it. --Shlomital 12:52, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

32-bit applications for Windows 95/98

Windows 95 and Windows 98 weren't "applications", they were operating systems with a mix of 16-bit and 32-bit code. They supported both 16-bit (DOS and Win16) and 32-bit (Win32) applications. Guy Harris (talk) 19:01, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

32-bit applications for Mac OS

Mac OS supported applications with at least 24-bit pointers, and later versions supported applications with 32-bit pointers; the 68000 and all later 68k processors, and the PowerPC processors, supported 32-bit arithmetic as well, so the apps for the Mac weren't 16-bit apps. Guy Harris (talk) 19:01, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For example, Office 95 was available in 32-bit form[1]. Guy Harris (talk) 21:46, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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