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> From: Jim Michaels <jmichae3 AT yahoo DOT com>
> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 18:10:45 -0700 (PDT)
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> on, say, 64-bit windows 7, can you execute 32-bit CWSDPMI DOS apps
> compiled with DJGPP in a CMD.exe shell?
> can you execute the DJGPP toolset in a CMD.exe shell?
> 
> 
> what about 32-bit windows 7?

I don't know the answers regarding 64-bit Windows, but note that all
versions of Windows since Vista have severe limitations on the amount
of DPMI memory they will give DJGPP programs.

> should I just stay with venerable old XP 32-bit?

If you can, yes.