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From: jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman)
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In article <vd9udm$1dgsp$9@dont-email.me>, ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence
D'Oliveiro) wrote:

> Are you still doing your programming 
> to 32-bit APIs? Isn't there a _Win64_ yet?

"Win32" covers both 32-bit and 64-bit APIs. The reasons for this silly
nomenclature are complicated and lie deep in the past. 

John