Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 14:03:46 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: VBE question
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On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, batchex wrote:

> >On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, batchex wrote:
> >
> >> I've got around this problem by enabling near pointer and add
> >> __djgpp_conventional_base_address to it.
> >
> >BAD idea, IMHO.  Why compromise your system's integrity and stability for
> >no good reason?  Section 18.7 of the FAQ shows a better way of doing this.
>
> How does DPMI function 0x508 sound?

Even worse: it's a DPMI v1 function, so most DPMI servers out there
don't support it.

What's wrong with the method suggested by the FAQ, anyway?