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     A new Win32 API based console (text) mode version has been added to
     the GoldED  family: GoldED/W32.  It will  run under  Windows NT and
     Windows 95 as a textmode  application. Note that the screen  update
     speed and keyboard response  may be slow, especially  under Windows
     95. This is  because screen and  keyboard access has  to go through
     some fairly complex  (Win32) API functions,  which are designed  to
     hide the underlying hardware access  method and thus have a  lot of
     overhead compared to direct hardware  access under DOS or even  the
     simpler API under OS/2.

     Known limitations/problems/bugs in the Win32 version:

      - Can't change the screen mode (like from 25 to 43/50 lines).
      - Can't change the border (overscan) color.
      - Can't switch between blinking and intense colors.
      - Can't change the palette.
      - Shelling to the OS may not work.
      - Standard beeping effects may not be working under Windows 95.
      - Possible minor keyboard quirks.

     On  the  whole,  I  am  not  very  happy  about  the Win32 versions
     performance when running on Windows 95. However, I am certain  that
     I can put a lot of blame on the poor implementation of the  console
     mode in Windows 95. It runs  more smoothly in Windows NT, even  the
     old NT 3.1 that  I tested it on  in the beginning. I  would like to
     hear from users how it runs under NT 4.0.

     Some of  the limitations  and problems  with the  Win32 version are
     caused by limitations  or peculiarities in  the Win32 console  mode
     API.