From: leereyno AT imap2 DOT asu DOT edu
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Subject: Re: Program for a 286 w/o Windows
Date: 25 May 1997 07:31:01 GMT
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Richard Slobod (71231 DOT 104 AT compuserve DOT com) wrote:
: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire) wrote:

: >
: >Yup, you can get a crufty, messy old 16 bit richie-rich-ware compiler at
: >risk of bursting your pocketbook

: There are free 16-bit compilers.  For example, there's MICRO-C, which
: is used by the FreeDOS project.  It can be found at
: http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files.html .

Isn't there a 286 version of linux out there called Linux-16?  I'm sure 
it wouldn't be impossible to port whatever C compiler it uses over to dos 
for 286 protected mode development.  Not that anyone really needs that 
nowadays, but then who really needs Linux-16 either?

Lee