Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 05:06:39 +0600 (LKT)
From: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Florian X wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> What is VCPI? I think something like a DOS extender?

No, AFAIK this is a interface provided by expanded memory managers like
EMM386, QEMM which run the processor in virtual 86 mode to provide
emmservices , so that by using this interface people can put the processor
into and out of 32bit protected mode without causing problems for the
expanded memory manager...

Grendel.

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