On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Jerome Tan wrote: .. > I agree with you. DOS can't do 32bit code... However, I don't agree > that DOS is just a bootloader, if you check out the memory under > Win98's DOS prompt, you see this:
Jerome, a Win98 DOS prompt runs inside a VM86 box. So it's a complete DOS session, virtualized by the i386 processor. It's running separately from the Windows kernel. Separately as in ring 3 I believe. It's something like DOSEMU. Read "Windows Internals" by Petzold I believe. I used to read all that stuff (also Extending DOS) back when I was not Enlightened. =) errata: DOS in not just a bootloader (LILO or GRUB is a bootloader). But it's not the foundation under Win98 either. It's somewhere between the two. -- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
