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Date:	Thu, 18 Sep 1997 22:53:04 -0700
From:	Ben Shadwick <bshadwick AT juno DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of UMoria v5.5.2
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M. Schulter wrote:

> Ben Shadwick <bshadwick AT juno DOT com> wrote:
>
> : DJGPP is a 32-bit, protected-mode compiler, which means that programs
> : compiled under it require an 80386 or higher to run. If you do not have
> : a 386 or higher, you will need to use MOR55288.ZIP instead. I'm not
> : certain of the memory requirements, but I'm sure that a meg or two of
> : extended/XMS/EMS memory should be sufficient.
>
> Hi, there.
>
> In response to some of the questions this passage has raised, I just
> wanted to suggest a different possible interpretation than the idea of
> DJGPP using EMS. Please let me invite the poster to clarify this point.
>
> As I read this announcement, maybe the part about XMS/EMS memory refers to
> the non-DJGPP version, which seems to be aimed at people using 286
> systems, for example, which do support XMS and EMS but not 32-bit DJGPP.
> Applications taking advantage of XMS on a 286 as well as higher processors
> include such historical programs as Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3, for example.
>
> Anyway, that's just a guess inviting a response (correction?).
>
> Most respectfully,
>
> Margo Schulter
> mschulter AT value DOT net
>
> (To reply, please remove the extra . in my default address)

Well, I didn't know it would cause so much controversy; I just wanted to
spread the news about the completion of a pet project of mine... Oh well,
c'est la vie =) I just wanted to get the point across that the DJGPP version
is not constrained by the limits of DOS's 640k of conventional memory, as is
the Borland version, but instead it makes use of memory provided by a DPMI
server. I figured that this is an advantage to people who have computers
capable of running DJGPP programs (i.e. 386+ computers), and thus perhaps
worth their using instead of the old version. Perhaps if someone is that
sensitive about it, I could change and re-post everything... ;)

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