Windows Console App vs DOS app

[Kenneth Liu]

Hi,

What's the difference between a Windows Console Application and a DOS
application? Does it have to do with the way the DOS window in Windows
only emulates DOS?

Sorry if this is too simple, I didn't find a FAQ for this group.

Thanks

K

[Eugene]

console apps are full-blown 32-bit programs that can access the
win32 api and are also subjected to the same kind of protection
rules as 32-bit gui apps.

[Markus Becker]

Kenneth Liu wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> What's the difference between a Windows Console Application and a DOS
> application?

The difference is exactly 16 bits....

SCNR

Markus
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[The African Chief]

In article <36B980FF...@zess.uni-siegen.de>
Markus Becker <bec...@zess.uni-siegen.de> wrote:

> Kenneth Liu wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What's the difference between a Windows Console Application and a DOS
>> application?
>
> The difference is exactly 16 bits....

I doubt it. There are 32-bit DOS applications. For practical
purposes, the difference is that you cannot run Win32
Console Applications under Dos or Windows 3.1x.

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