Hello Aitor, >> For the microscopic percentage of 80286-level clients, just use >> FDXMS286. Simple readily available solution. Fix it if it's broken, >> no big deal. Why mug HIMEM when it's so unnecessary?
> I must say that I agree with you, at least in practical purposes. > The problem arises, formally, because the spec > (http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/spec/) is clear about XT compatibility. the spec mentions 8086 processors. there can't be HIMEM for 8086. case closed. > There are other things about the spec that I also disagree. me too. but the spec won't get updated anyway - so why care. > In particular, and to mention some, > (2) I don't think MS-DOS 5.0 is an improvement over 3.3, even if you > just watch the many differences in the LoL. you probably would be surprised what you would be missing with DOS 3.3 and it would be a bad surprise. the kernel is 5+ (or 7+) anyway (and NOT 3.3), whatever any spec says. > (3) The forcing of 8088/80286 should perhaps become "strongly > recommended" and not "mandatory" I can't find 80286 mentioned anywhere ;) > (7) Reference compilers: it even mentions MASM - and noone cares tom ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
