From:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <see_below AT the_messasge_body DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: far pointers
Date:	Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:11:09 +0400
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, Alexei A. Frounze wrote:
> 
> > > But that's also not very accurate: V86 is not PM, although it's close.
> > > For newbies' sake, I'd suggest to make this distinction very clear (if
> > > you at all mention V86, which I'm not sure is a good idea).
> >
> > V86 has all the features of PMode. Just addressing inside the linear space
> > is the same as in real mode. This is the basic difference.
> 
> That difference is what counts for many DJGPP users, so it is very
> important to explain that and keep that in mind, IMHO.  An average
> DJGPP user can safely think that V86 and RM are identical and write
> DJGPP programs based on that assumption, but he/she cannot safely
> think that V86 and PM are identical, because then his/her DJGPP
> programs will crash.

Completely agree.

bye.
Alexei A. Frounze
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