Hmmm... I did not send this again.. .my apologies... I will research more...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Behnken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: plex86: running real-mode code in monitor v86 mode
> NT does not use VM86 at all.... the dos emulator in Windows NT was
developed
> by Insignia Solutions. Check it out.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Magnus Christensson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:43 AM
> Subject: Re: plex86: running real-mode code in monitor v86 mode
>
>
> > >>>>> "Nick Behnken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Nick>
> > Nick> Is using vm86 really a good idea? BeOS won't support it very
easily
> due to
> > Nick> the kernel memory mapping. OS/2 already uses it for Windows 3.1
> support.
> > Nick> NT doesn't use it because Microsoft feels its too buggy. (WOW in
> Windows NT
> > Nick> is a 32bit Windows App.. not virtual86 mode). Would this cause
> > Nick> complications with Dosemu in Linux? Just some thoughts.
> >
> > NT does use vm86 to run bios code (for example to change video mode
> > through the vga bios).
> >
> > /Magnus
> >
> >
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