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Mail Archives: djgpp/1994/08/18/21:09:35

Subject: Re: Speed tuning programs
To: olly AT mantis DOT co DOT uk (Olly Betts)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 17:18:55 -0600 (CDT)
Cc: haltmaye AT ibm22m DOT RZ DOT Uni-Augsburg DOT DE, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
From: mcastle AT umr DOT edu (Mike Castle)

Amazingly enough Olly Betts said:
> 
> In message <9408181440 DOT AA16957 AT ibm22m DOT RZ DOT Uni-Augsburg DOT DE>, Martin Haltmayer wri
> tes:
> >What are the times in a pure dos environment, not a dos box under windows?
> >That might be faster because then your program will not use windows' dpmi.
> 
> Why should Windows' DPMI be slower than other DPMI?

Because MicroSoft wrote it.   :->

Actually, I think the idea is to not be using any dpmi at all.

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