From:	lehmann AT mathematik DOT th-darmstadt DOT de (Alexander Lehmann)
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Subject:	Re: cwsdpmi + dos4g
Date:	16 Sep 1996 19:50:23 GMT
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Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu> wrote:
: > Image Alchemy PS 1.8, the program terminates with a message "Error reading
: > PostScript file," but the system then seems to run normally (no crash).

: Are you sure this is a DOS/4G image?  This sounds like a built-in extension
: expectation issue (quite common with BCC images, for example).  It may be
: using some other library or extender which expects extension.  I have been
: thinking about providing a PM TSR which hooks int 21 to provide extension
: where needed, but it's not very high on my priority list.

DOS/4G is available as a builtin version as commercial addition to
Watcom, I think. E.g. DukeNukem 3D uses it and consists only of a
single exe file. I think I read in the dos for Image Alchemy that it
is compiled with 4gw (explains all the enviroment variable options).


bye, Alexander

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