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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Dumping support for Windows 98 and
	Windows ME
From: frank@kromann.info ("Frank M. Kromann")

PHP will use Win32 API calls that's not implemented in older versions of
Windows so you will not be able to execute newer versions of PHP on these
systems. This will affect both PHP 5 and PHP 6.

You will still be able to run PHP that's built from source before the
decission was made.

- Frank

> Being an outsider, can there be some indication as to what this means?
> What I'm saying is because PHP supports Win9x/ME, there must be some
> things that are NOT going to be supported once support is dropped.
> What are those things.
> 
> When this is done and code is removed, can the changelog include that
> the code affects Win9x/ME?
> 
> Also, prior to the changes, is it possible that the code could be
> emulated in userland to maintain compatibility or is this a REAL cut
> off, i.e. PHP6 will not execute on Win9x/ME?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
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