From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: invalid operation in windows console
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:10:53 CST
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> Now the problem is solved: I got the NIC working without "Cardworks", 
> but I am still interested in the cause. I have never found this kind of 
> problems with DJGPP EXEs and I am a bit scared.

DJGPP EXEs under Windows call Windows Provided services (DPMI) to do
everything.  If you are getting Windows errors, it is because this
Cardworks service has done something to mess up the Windows internals.