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Article #1319Re: OS/2, VERY cool!
From: Gregory G Greene
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:48
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:48
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>> The problem is, it looks like games that implement some wierd >> memory management scheme or other type of customization are on the >> rise. Look at Links386 Pro, it won't work under OS2 either. If >> Origin used a special memory manager for Ultima 7, I think they will >> probably use one for Strike Commander, and probably for WC 3. It >> really stinks that you won't be able to play these games with OS2. >> >> G.Greene > >I hope that everyone realizes that these same games ALSO don't work >under Windows, or DESQview X, or any other 386 specific operating >environment. This is not an OS/2 problem, this is a problem of game >developers not using "standard" memory management techniques such as >DPMI. I really didn't mean to imply that it was OS2's fault. Just that games that use these custom modes seem to be getting more popular. I myself have the boot manager installed and have a pure DOS 5.0 partition. G.Greene > >-- >- Kevin Lowey (Lowey@Sask.USask.CA)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!nic.unh.edu!kepler.unh.edu!ggg From: ggg@kepler.unh.edu (Gregory G Greene) Subject: Re: OS/2, VERY cool! Message-ID: <1992Aug19.144814.21261@newshost.unh.edu> Sender: news@newshost.unh.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH References: <1992Aug19.002147.12074@newshost.unh.edu> <1992Aug19.013319.18331@access.usask.ca> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 14:48:14 GMT Lines: 24