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From: leathm AT solwarra DOT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au (Leath Muller)
Message-Id: <199711130210.MAA08358@solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au>
Subject: Re: DJGPP under WinNT?
To: rcurrie AT paccar DOT com (Rick Currie)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:10:05 +1000 (EST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <346A198C.597C@paccar.com> from "Rick Currie" at Nov 12, 97 01:03:08 pm

> Er... a minor point. Windows NT does not use VxD's.  It uses kernel mode
> drivers, somewhat similar to UN*X.  These are entirely different animals
> from VxD's.

Right - VxD's are considered poor for security... I'm also not sure if you
can easily hook int 21 on NT as the console is emulated... but then I haven't
tried either... :)

Leathal.

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