From: "Andrew Crabtree" <andrewc AT rosemail DOT rose DOT hp DOT com>
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Subject: Re: *jump* into real-address mode?
Date: 25 Jul 1997 20:46:07 GMT
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Mark H. Wood <mwood AT indyvax DOT iupui DOT edu> wrote in article
<1997Jul25 DOT 134712 DOT 28907 AT indyvax DOT iupui DOT edu>...
> I'm writing a little goodie that needs to reboot the system when it is
> finished.  This requires jumping to 0xFFFF:0 in real-address mode. 
What's the
> simplest way to do that in DJGPP?  aTdHvAaNnKcSe
Hmm - how about _go32_dpmi_simulate_fcall? Its in the info file for libc,
and should be able to do what you want.

Andrew

> copyrighted. Perhaps it would be better if Shawn would register the name
> for himself?

First of all, you don't copyright names, you trademark them.

Second, codenames are never trademarked.  Usually codenames are named
after people, places, or even parts of songs.  You'd have serious trouble
getting a trademark for these even if you really wanted to.  When the
product ships, that's when it gets its real (and trademarked) name, such
as Windows 95 or Pentium II or MacOS 8.0.

> Although i don't know if it's necessary because Mac Allegro
> is hardware and Shawn's Allegro is software. I don't know how this is
> with hard and software, but you may name cookies for example Windows 95
> or Pentium and nobody could sue you.

There will be trademark infringement if you can show that the use of the
name was an attempt to draw success from the trademarked product.  If you
were to come out with a new brand of facial tissue and name in Kleenex II,
you would be in serious trouble.  If you came out with a window-cleaning
product and named it Windows, it's unlikely that Microsoft could stop you
(though they might try).

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