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@@ -246,15 +246,6 @@ the backslash character. If an argument contains forward slashes as the
path separator, it may or may not be recognized as a path name, depending on
the program.
.PP
-Additionally, when calling a 16-bit DOS or Windows 3.X application, all path
-names must use the short, cryptic, path format (e.g., using
-.QW applba~1.def
-instead of
-.QW applbakery.default ),
-which can be obtained with the
-.QW "\fBfile attributes\fI fileName \fB\-shortname\fR"
-command.
-.PP
Two or more forward or backward slashes in a row in a path refer to a
network path. For example, a simple concatenation of the root directory
\fBc:/\fR with a subdirectory \fB/windows/system\fR will yield
@@ -295,11 +286,9 @@ The directory from which the Tcl executable was loaded.
.IP \(bu 3
The current directory.
.IP \(bu 3
-The Windows NT 32-bit system directory.
-.IP \(bu 3
-The Windows NT 16-bit system directory.
+The Windows 32-bit system directory.
.IP \(bu 3
-The Windows NT home directory.
+The Windows home directory.
.IP \(bu 3
The directories listed in the path.
.PP