On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 at 23:16, tom ehlert via Freedos-devel <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> besides the fact that this isn't open source (it's freeware), True. > this is 2025. Are there really programs *in use* that *require* EMS, and > can't use > XMS? I'm sure they exist, but are they of any public interest? 100% yes there are. Indeed most classic-era DOS apps want and use EMS and very few can use XMS. Lotus 1-2-3 r2, Wordperfect, SuperCalc, As Easy As, Quattro Pro... all want EMS, not XMS. > In my opinion EMS lost relevance when the 386 was introduced. That's a LONG > time ago. Not at all. It is in fact not much use for classic 1980s DOS stuff. It is only useful for things like a disk cache, for DOS extenders and things that use them. Mostly, games, and things like Windows, DESQview, etc. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 227612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
