Author: Roberto Waldteufel
Date: 15:12:12 11/11/98
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On November 11, 1998 at 07:15:42, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: >On November 11, 1998 at 06:32:54, Roberto Waldteufel wrote: >> >> [...] > >Roberto, > >There is also something called "dosemu" under Linux which allows text-based >DOS programs to run at *full* speed -- the binary does not get "interpreted" >in any way. Simply the DOS system calls and I/O read/writes are redirected in >a clever and very efficient way by exploiting the capabilities of memory >protection by means of a decent MMU. > >=Ernst= Hi Ernst, This sounds great, especially the full speed part, but I suspect I might have problems, because the present version will only run under 32-bit Windows DOS, not ordinary DOS. It uses the Windows 32-bit API for all I/O. If dosemu can catch these calls the same as it would for non-Windows DOS programs, then I would be OK, but I think Windows DOS is really only a Windows based DOS emulator that uses the Windows API instead of the normal DOS I/O routines. But even if I do need to wait for the linux version of the compiler, I think there is a lot of potential in linux - some reports I have read suggest it is even faster than Windows as well as being more robust. Best wishes, Roberto
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