Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/01/24/11:37:58
Eli, you recently said:
"DOS box" is actually a misnomer. The technically correct term is
"Virtual Machine". DJGPP programs always get their own virtual
machine (unless run directly by other DOS programs). Some people
confuse "DOS box" as a synonym for "Virtual Machine" with "DOS box" as
the name of the window where COMMAND.COM is sitting at its prompt, and
I believe this is the source of the confusion expressed above.
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I needed this. Thanks.
Now, would you state if it is true that it is possible to run in DOS on a
Windows 95 and above machine WITH NO INTERFERENCE OR
INVOLVEMENT FROM Windows? I am about to put my DJGPP files
on a Windows 95 machine..
It is a fact that with Windows 3++ you can only have a clean memory
after bootup. Once you turn on Windows and back out of it memory
is contaminated and there is nothing you can do about it except re-boot.
Most of the time this is no problem, but with some sound and graphics
DOS code it raises hell.
Now, if you have to turn on a Windows95 machine INTO Windows95
(I am told you can only do it this way) and then go to DOS, isn't some
of the memory still held by Windows95?
I have my doubts that you can EVER have DOS with clean memory with
Windows 95. If I am wrong, I will be so happy to hear it.
Thanks for your expert info.
Ralph
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