From: Tudor <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP 32-bit question
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 17:56:04 -0800
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David Beck wrote:
> I started to think about why the DOS extender does
> not support multithreaded programs.
> 
> As far as I know the task switching and the memory
> protection are done by the CPU ( x86 ) not the OS.
Yes,but the OS is the one calling the instructions.M$dos does not
support multitasking/threading. 
> ( Anyway, why do we protect the memory if there is
>   only one process ? ;).
From ourselves and the evil deep inside us :) 
> PS: if it is not possible, the only advantage of a
>     32 bit compiler is the flat memory modell ?
32bit instructions are faster too.
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