Bindows is a

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based Software Development Kit ( SDK) for writing

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. Bindows applications are defined by

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Another meaning of Bindows

In Thailand, there is an operating system called "Bindows XD" which is not to be confused with this software. It is a fake Windows XP released early 2004 still in use as of 2009.

Features

Some highlight features Bindows Website of the Bindows SDK are: * Native

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support * Accessibility (

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) Support * Complete windowing system * Vector Graphics support

Relevance

It has been claimed that ''Bindows is probably the leading object-oriented platform for developing Ajax applications''. While this might be true for implementations in large enterprises (Bindows is used by 91 of the

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companies, and 352 of the Global 500 companies, according to its website), many open-source AJAX frameworks are more widely spread.

Relevance to developers

Bindows is the underlying client technology used in System 9. Hyperion White Paper

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* * * Ajax (programming) JavaScript libraries Rich web application frameworks Software development kits Year of introduction missing {{Compu-library-stub