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From:	Martin Str|mberg <ams AT speedy DOT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Subject:	Re: Mapping DOS base memory under 1 meg
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Joel <jbs30000 AT aol DOT com> wrote:
: I'm writting some SVGA code which uses banked modes if a linear mode
: is not availible.  Now, I had an idea of, when using _farpokeb instead
: of adding segment << 4 to the offset, which is usually A0000 + offset,
: I would make a selector for the A000 - AFFF graphics memory buffer. 

...

: So, is there a reliable way to make a base memory selector other than
: just using the __djgpp_nearptr_enable() ?

You already have a selector for conventional memory in _dos_ds (or
perhaps __dos_ds). I think this one covers addresses 0 to 1MiB+64kiB.


Right,

						MartinS

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