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From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: WinTix (hope you can help me)
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 00:04:36 CDT
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> will hook up a interrupt and returns to the WinTix.exe by using the keep
> function. 

This part won't work.  You can't use nested TSRs with DPMI.  You will have
to load your programs (and return to main) with a different method.

> Maybe you can think of another way to make this happen in djgpp. These are
> the specs I need.

There are several ways I can think of making this happen, but ...

> Child programs have to be EXE

Why? Not a horrible problem, but it does limit you a bit.

> Child programs should be called by the kernel

This can be done via a DXE type load, or via a v2load (used by some debuggers)
to get a child running without nesting DPMI.

> kernel can load up more programs 
> The kernel and every child program should communicatie using the same
> memmory part.

Not a problem

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