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Subject: Re: DOS memory allocation
Date: 3 Apr 2004 10:18:44 GMT
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Rotes Sapiens <rs AT redplanet DOT mars DOT org DOT cy> wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:33:11 +0100, "Gisle Vanem" <giva AT bgnett DOT no>
> wrote:

> >Does DOS function 58h have any effect on DPMI function 100h
> >on how it allocates memory? AFAICS it always does low-memory 
> >with first fit.
[...]
> >Anybody know why NTVDM does this? And if DOS fn 58h can fix this?

> Are you running cwsdpmi v5?  

Of course he isn't --- he's using XP, and thus NTVDM is providing the
DPMI.  He couldn't run cwsdpmi on that platform even if he desperately
wanted to.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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