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		icebraining on Aug 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Humor: Interview with an Ex-Microsoftie Who Used t... SysWOW64 is from the 90s?

plorkyeran on Aug 28, 2013 | [–]

The Windows on Windows name was also used for the 16-bit compatibility layer, so the WOW part is from the early 90s.

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