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Wed Apr 25 15:55:35 EDT 2001 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2001-April/076491.html

Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> writes:

> "Robin Dunn" <robin at alldunn.com> wrote:
> >
> >...  (I was also kinda surprisead that the installer was a 16-bit app...)
> 
> Least common denominator.  A 16-bit Windows binary runs EVERYWHERE: Win
> 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, Win Me, NT Intel, NT Alpha, NT MIPS, NT PowerPC,
> Linux, FreeBSD...
> 
> A Win32 application cannot match that list.

Perhaps, but then again since what is being installed (Python) is not
itself a 16-bit Windows binary, it's not clear what the win is.

I'm more inclined to believe the "it's what we had and haven't had
time or hard reason to change yet" explanation. :-)

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