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gh-76773: Update docs mentioning no-longer-supported Windows versions & features (GH-92529)

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@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ with running programs from the Windows command line then everything will seem
obvious; otherwise, you might need a little more guidance.
Unless you use some sort of integrated development environment, you will end up
*typing* Windows commands into what is variously referred to as a "DOS window"
or "Command prompt window". Usually you can create such a window from your
*typing* Windows commands into what is referred to as a
"Command prompt window". Usually you can create such a window from your
search bar by searching for ``cmd``. You should be able to recognize
when you have started such a window because you will see a Windows "command
prompt", which usually looks like this:
@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ Embedding the Python interpreter in a Windows app can be summarized as follows:
by the Windows ``GetProcAddress()`` routine. Macros can make using these
pointers transparent to any C code that calls routines in Python's C API.
Borland note: convert :file:`python{NN}.lib` to OMF format using Coff2Omf.exe
first.
.. XXX what about static linking?
2. If you use SWIG, it is easy to create a Python "extension module" that will
@ -279,4 +276,3 @@ How do I check for a keypress without blocking?
Use the :mod:`msvcrt` module. This is a standard Windows-specific extension module.
It defines a function ``kbhit()`` which checks whether a keyboard hit is
present, and ``getch()`` which gets one character without echoing it.