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From: ckgp!thomas AT uunet DOT uu DOT net
Subject: go32 & DPMI support
To: uunet!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!djgpp AT uunet DOT UU DOT NET (djgpp)
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 18:46:12 EDT

Hi,

> Because djgpp still builds executables with data starting at the 4M
> mark, you'll need at *least* 5M of available DPMI memory to run
> anything.  The dpmiinfo program I posted a while back can give you
> that information.

  I have not yet downloaded 1.10 (that 5 user limit)... butI was wondering
when go32 uses DPMI does it just use the max amount and no longer swap
memory to disk (virtual memory), meaning that go32 lets the dpmi server
handle the virtual memory? 

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