From: "Jeffrey Drake" <jdrake AT lonet DOT ca>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Protected Mode programming
Date: 30 May 1997 21:12:00 GMT
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IEX & SAMPLE <srg AT pcisys DOT net> wrote in article
<338db41a DOT 6844334 AT news DOT pcisys DOT net>...
> Hello, I'm new to DJGPP and protected-mode programming, I was
> wondering how do I use protected mode?  Do programs made w/ DJGPP
> automatically go into protected mode when they are run??
> 
Your question is a simple one, YOU don't need to worry about protected
mode. EXCEPT if you really want to do advanced things like accessing a real
mode address like video memory, even that you shouldn't need to worry too
much. Protected mode is started up automatically when programs are ran.

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Jeffrey Drake
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