Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 19:16:32 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Mike Darrett <ez073236 AT mailbox DOT ucdavis DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: software interrupts
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On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Mike Darrett wrote:

> The FAQ's DJ wrote said just use int86() and forget about ES, ... 

That's an unfortunate wording in the FAQ that misled you, sorry.  Do
NOT use `int86' for any functions that need a pointer to a buffer,
unless it appears in the list of the supported functions (see the
library reference for that list).  For all others, use `__dpmi_int'.

(Actually, I suggest you to use `__dpmi_int' even for those that
`int86' does support, for reasons that are too long and subtle to
explain.)