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Subject:	Re: 30K Timer tic interrupt handler
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> A simple solution is to write a resident program with a 16 bit
> compiler (like borladc). You can pass information with your 32 bits
> progam and your 16 bit program via software interrupts.

You can do 16 bit handlers with djgpp, no need to get a separate
compiler for it.

The problem here is that at 30,000 interrupts per second, you need
both a 16 bit and a 32 bit handler, so that interrupts never cause a
mode switch.

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