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Date: 10 May 98 09:29:04 GMT
Message-ID: <wanpsm98.894792544@octarine>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: physical memory
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From: wanpsm98 AT octarine DOT cc DOT adfa DOT oz DOT au (WANKADIA PAUL SAPAL MICHAEL)
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> writes:

>Protected mode uses memory-mapping unit inside the CPU, and application
>porograms cannot access the data structures where the CPU maintains the 
>mapping tables.

IIRC, there's some extension to CWSDPMI that lets you run the program at 
PL0, but I can't remember what it is ... CWSPR0 or something?

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