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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 07:41:49 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199708291141.HAA22428@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: Vik DOT Heyndrickx AT rug DOT ac DOT be
CC: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <3406ADF3.63CE@rug.ac.be> (message from Vik Heyndrickx on Fri, 29
Aug 1997 13:09:39 +0200)
Subject: Re: _dos_ds segment limit

> If I summarize the various needs for accessing the below 1M area from
> point of the user program:
> - the video memory
> That's it. Normal programs don't require anything beyond that.

TSRs often require you access their data structures.  VESA, for example.
They may be anywhere, including high memory.

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