Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 14:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT dilu DOT ml DOT org>
Reply-To: pierre AT tycho DOT com
To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
cc: OpenDOS Mailing List <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: A few FS notions
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On Sat, 31 May 1997, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> Right, a 32bit DOS would have it's own 32bit executables (not
> exectable in any way on 16 bit DOS period) and would start out
> executing in flat 32 bit mode.  DPMI would only be needed for
> programs written for 16bit DOS with DPMI to allow 32bit flat.

And we could create a DOS extender to make the OpenDOS/32 executables run
on 16 bit DOS, no? ;-)

Pierre Phaneuf

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