To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: DPMI 1.0
From:	alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Date:	Thu, 07 Jan 93 21:58:28 EST
Organization:	Disorganization

david nugent <src4src!mcdhup!rutgers!csource.oz.au!davidn> writes:

> DJ Delorie <mulga!ctron.ctron.com!dj> writes:
> 
> > Alan Eldridge is currently working on DPMI 1.0.  Contact
> > alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org.  I only have a printed spec.
> 

Same here...

> Alan,
> 
> I understand that you're currently working on DPMI support for
> djgpp? In any case, do you have an electronic copy of the DPMI
> 1.0 specification or know where I can obtain one? I'm also after
> the VCPI specs as well, since I can't seem to find the definitive
> document for that either, even after looking for ems specifications
> and the like (which I did find).

Investigating is a much better word. This doesn't look as easy
as I thought... but I'm quite sure I can do it, given about six
months <g>

OS/2 is my primary operating system, so checking things out is a 
bit of a bitch ... boot up DOS, change, compile, boot OS/2, crash!

> I'm willing to beta test though, and have and use (not
> concurrently :-)) QEMM (6.02), QDPMI, 386MAX, Windows 3.1, OS/2
> 2.0 (soon to be 2.1 beta), DV/X, and - as soon as I get the CDROM
> working - Windows/NT SDK.  I run a 486/33 with 16meg on a Novell
> 3.11 network which also has a 386/20 with 6mb, 386/40 with 8mb and
> a 386/DX as workstations running an "interesting" mixture of memory
> management software and operating systems.  :-)

You're running a smorgasbord. When I have something, I'll try
and make it available for general test. DJ will have to help me
with that. But don't expect anything for several months.


alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Fido: The University of Walamaloo 1:272/38.473

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