X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.2.20040824165010.00bbdc10@postoffice.swbell.net> X-Sender: mike_hdl AT postoffice DOT swbell DOT net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:51:14 -0500 To: DJ Delorie From: HDL-MikeFriedrichs Subject: DJGPP Usage Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com List, I'm embarking on a new project, with some inquiries. This project communicates with an embedded controller through a UART, using RS485. The method of default is using WIN32API with win2000 or XP. The code size created by this method gets quite large. The most straight forward means is by using DOS[extended] because of the direct control of I/O ports and large file sizes. DOS, by definition of many newer programmers seems to be the Dinosaur, meaning that's the old way. So, why would a person prefer WIN32API programming over DOS, which has much more direct control of I/O ports? Just an inquiring mind! ----- MikeF