Those on the FreeDOS & RxDOS lists know this (hey Ken :) but I have a
small but usable library for entering Flat Real Mode at
<http://frm.n3.net/>. Ken has done great work on a "C" type compiler (old
version at simtel under the name BFlat) and I have done some work to get
x86 GCC (and DJGPP) to produce 64K COMs. All that is needed to complete
my work is to write a custom malloc (needs to cooperate with
Himem.sys or be used standalone and make use of the FRM
environment). I have other suggestions & ideas but they are all quite a
bit of work.
Louis
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Ken Martwick wrote:
> Michael, I'm with you on this! In fact, I had had some previous
> thoughts on the subject (see attachment). Let's prove that Bill G.
> was right when he said "640K should be enough for anybody.".
> Of course, with the web, that can't include data files, but we
> can profit by Intel's accident when they hacked the "PM" atrocity and
> use "flat real mode" memory.
> I made a nice living for quite a few years, several of which in-
> volved assembly-language programming for various processors, including
> several of Intel's. I am now involuntarily retired and would welcome
> the chance to work on a web browser. It seems to me that a browser is
> the supreme challenge for what I would call a "useful" program for the
> average computer user.
> Ken Martwick
>
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