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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSw DOT Invalid>
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Subject: Re: cwsdpmi on Windows
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:06:54 -0600 in comp.os.msdos.djgpp, "John
Hanley" <jdhanley AT telusplanet DOT net> wrote:

>I was wondering if cwsdpmi needs to be present when running an executable on
>DOS under Windows?  I developed the program on PC-DOS 6.3.
>
>Also, will EMM386 interfere at all with cwsdpmi?  And I assume HIMEM.SYS
>should be set.
>
>I am not too certain of the overall differences between DOS and DOS under
>Windows.

You shouldn't need anything, as long as you are running in a DOS VM
under Windows, DPMI 0.9 is automatically supported by Windows. 

To run under standalone DOS without Windows running, you need a DPMI
memory manager, and whatever that memory manager requires. 

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Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Brian DOT Inglis AT CSi DOT com 	(Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca)
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