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From:	alexlehm AT rbg DOT informatik DOT th-darmstadt DOT de (Alexander Lehmann)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DOS4GW
Date:	6 May 1996 17:58:01 GMT
Organization:	Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
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David Hampson (David AT johnhamp DOT demon DOT co DOT uk) wrote:
: Can anyone tell me what DOS4GW is?
: Is it some kind of graphics interface for DPMI? If so will DJGPP ever
: incorporate it or is it very 'un-free' software?

DOS4GW is a DOS extender that allows program to run in protected mode like
GO32 for djgpp1. The program is included in the Watcom C/C++ compiler package
and is used by default for 32 bit DOS applications. I think it is licensed
from some third party who also sell a professional version of the extender
that has some additional features (like putting the extender into the
protected mode executable).
Since djgpp has cwsdpmi and uses DPMI when available, I would guess that using
this thing wouldn't have any advantages (well, maybe smaller exe size, but
then who wants a 250k executable to load before each program).


bye, Alexander

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