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Article #532Re: DPMI (Re: pkz204c.exe is available)
From: Jerry Kearns
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:17
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:17
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In article <1993Jan11.123715.10856@cs.tcd.ie>, dherity@cs.tcd.ie (Herity D.) writes: |> jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (March Hare) writes: |> |> >OK, I can't find this one. What does DPMI stand for? |> |> DOS Protected Mode Interface. It permits a 386 running DOS to be used as |> a 386, not a go faster 8086, as is normal. |> -- |> -----------------------------------------------------------|"Nothing travels | |> | Dominic Herity, dherity@cs.tcd.ie, |faster than light, | |> |Computer Science Dept, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.|except possibly bad| |> | Tel : +353-1-6772941 ext 1720 Fax : +353-1-6772204 |news"-Douglas Adams| A PC running DOS can be "used as a 386", i.e., run in 386 mode, without using DPMI. DPMI is a multitasking spec (replacing VCPI), used by programs like MS Windows and DESQview. Jerry
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Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!ssd.intel.com!jkearns From: jkearns@ssd.intel.com (Jerry Kearns) Subject: Re: DPMI (Re: pkz204c.exe is available) Message-ID: <C0p9DK.HME@SSD.intel.com> Sender: usenet@SSD.intel.com Nntp-Posting-Host: boise Organization: Supercomputer Systems Divison, Intel Corp. References: <rdippold.726458908@cancun> <726519334snz@chrism.demon.co.uk> <1993Jan10.220906.14954@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> <1993Jan11.123715.10856@cs.tcd.ie> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:17:44 GMT Lines: 18