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Has anyone had experience using Microsoft Windows where they need
to talk to hardware using pointers?  Does Windows allow explicet
pointers to physical memory?

For example something crude like (assume large model):

char *p;

	p = 0xa0000; /* Set p to point to some hardware location */

	*p = 0xff;	/* Set the register to some value */

Or do you HAVE to use a device driver to access physical memory.

The device that we are accessing is NOT the device that windows is using
itself for display or anything.

Also, does Windows do anything funny to data structures that are globally
shared among functions that are linked together?  Can all functions that
are linked together share all globals?

Is there a better forum for Windows questions/discussions?

			Bob Berger 

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