Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:33:54 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, Alexei A. Frounze wrote:

> > But that's also not very accurate: V86 is not PM, although it's close.
> > For newbies' sake, I'd suggest to make this distinction very clear (if
> > you at all mention V86, which I'm not sure is a good idea).
> 
> V86 has all the features of PMode. Just addressing inside the linear space
> is the same as in real mode. This is the basic difference.

That difference is what counts for many DJGPP users, so it is very
important to explain that and keep that in mind, IMHO.  An average
DJGPP user can safely think that V86 and RM are identical and write
DJGPP programs based on that assumption, but he/she cannot safely
think that V86 and PM are identical, because then his/her DJGPP
programs will crash.