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In article <C0p9DK.HME@SSD.intel.com>, jkearns@ssd.intel.com (Jerry Kearns) writes:
> 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.
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> 
> 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

I'd like to thank everyone who answered the question via mail or news.  It
does appear that there are some incompatibilities, but not always.  I had
originally posted that I had tried out pkzip2.04c under Windows and had
no problem.  Well, last night I did, so I'm back to 1.10 for now.:(  However,
some people apparently use QEMM under Windows, which I always thought
was VPCI.  Or, am I wrong on that account?

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