Well, can memory be protected at all on an 8086?
I don't think so. Windows 2.0 could multitask DOS apps on an 8086, iff they
were very well behaved. I've heard that the feture was pulled when stupid
people tried to multitask things like 123.
Ross
BTW: Why is it that on some machines (286/8086) elks boots, and freezes
after displaying login:
This one has been bugging me since ELKS *.67. I cannot for the life of me
figure out why I can't login using this setup. Luke: get curious like I
did - try to use your ELKS boot disks to boot a
Yes, it would actually help if you provided some information with this
question. How the hell is anyone supposed to know why on earth your box
freezes every now and then ?? You could at least provide more data if
you are unable to find out where exactly this hang occurs.
But that really is all
Tell me of another editor. :)
You're not going to like your more reasonable options, but I'll be blunt: vi
or ed should work nicely, when ported.
Ross
But seriously... I'm wanting to get my C skills back into shape. Can
anyone
think of a good program to port? Maybe "ed" wouldn't be such a bad
start... or
maybe some old games from Slackware's Y package...
ed would be a good start, but I'd rather see a vi implementation. When a
Un*x has
You're not going to like your more reasonable options, but I'll be blunt:
vi
or ed should work nicely, when ported.
Why would anyone want to use any editor other than vi?
::Tactfully sidesteps impending religious war::
Is there a reason that I got two of this message?
Ross
Umm, are you sure? We used to run windows 3.0 on amber monochrome
monitors at college.
I am also unsure.
Can someone with a clue speak up?
Umm, are you sure? We used to run windows 3.0 on amber monochrome
monitors at college.
I am also unsure.
Can someone with a clue speak up?
Does anyone else agree with me that direct int 10 access is a mistake?
Wouldn't access through a device driver be a bit more unixy? It would
be able to prevent multiple processes from trying to access int 10
services.
I totally agree with this. An int 0x10 solution is *so* DOS, with the main
include the To: field of the mail header.
Geez, duh. I should've thought of that. Sorry everyone!
Ross
is this group still alive? i subscribed but havent recived any mail.
I'm here. ;-)
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