From:	Donald Jeff Dionne <jeff AT RyeHam DOT ee DOT ryerson DOT ca>
Message-Id:	<199702030616.GAA12037@RyeHam.ee.ryerson.ca>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] A suggestion for DOSBOOK.
To:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Date:	Mon, 3 Feb 1997 06:16:38 +0000 (GMT)
Sender:	owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net

> On Sun, 2 Feb 1997 jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com wrote:
> 
[chop]
> 
> Well, Linux must be capturing video memory and sending it out to
> remote telnet sessions then.  Funny thing is, I've ran multiple
> sessions at once and they all work!  Beyond the amount of free video
> memory too!  I'm running X in the foreground and several DOS EDIT's in
> telnet sessions.  They all function normally.  Maybe EDIT detects
> wether or not it can access vid mem directly?  I don't know.

No, dosemu uses virtual memory and virtual I/O to _simulate_ a video board.
Remember, dosemu is a PC (hardware) emulator, not really a DOS emulator
in spite of it's name.

Jeff.

> 
> I guess all that can be done is to wait and see.
> 
> 
> Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
> Computer Consultant   |    My webpage has moved and my address has changed.
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> 
> LINUX: Lost your video after running a game or DOSemu, email me for fix.
> 

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