Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:

  > Using certain older features of OS/2 which remain 16-bit in
  > OS/2 2.x, such as the Vio/Mou/Kbd API services, will
  > require thunking, even when writing new 32-bit programs.

 JdBP>   One of the things that is a *must* for OS/2 Merlin is the
 JdBP> addition of   the 32-bit VIO/KBD libraries from the DevCon.
 JdBP> This will eliminate   90% of all people's needs for
 JdBP> thunking, in my experience.

 JdBP>   It will also make Merlin-specific text-mode executables
 JdBP> smaller (no   thunking code and no 16:16 alias memory
 JdBP> objects in the EXE). 

Let's see if you get your wish. :-)
 
-- Mike


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