Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/07/02/22:17:35
Hello !
I just started using DJGPP and I'm a little confused about memory
allocation. There appears to be a few ways to allocate memory : using the
new operator, using __dpmi_allocate_dos_memory,
__dpmi_allocate_linear_memory, __dpmi_allocate_memory,
__dpmi_allocate_shared_memory. Could someone tell me which one I should use
and what is the difference between them ? I need to allocate about 1-2 MB.
I know the following will be painfully obvious to some people, but how is it
possible ( In the sense of I know how it is done but I would like to know
why it is allowed) to be able to just set a descriptor to point to the video
ram ? Does this mean that I can just point anywhere and just write anywhere ?
One last thing, how do I subscribe to other newsgroups ? How would I find
their servers ?
Thanks
Chan Tze Yi
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