[geeks] Windows NT device names.

[nate at portents.com]

> Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> On Jul 9, 2009, at 15:16 , gsm at mendelson.com wrote:
>>
>>> The explanation of Windows NT device names.
>>>
>>>     http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235128
>>>
>>> The old device names C:, etc are there for compatibility with Win32
>>> programs,
>>> e.g. ones written for the APIs before Windows NT.
>>
>> I wasn't aware developers stopped using Win32.  I thought what is
>> present now was basically just Win32 moved to NT.
>
> Actually, Win9x is Win32c, NT is Win32.  And there is a 32-bit extension
> for Windows 3.1 called Win32s.

And don't forget Win64 (the 64-bit Windows API with it's lovely LLP64 model).

- Nate