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Date: 11 May 98 12:14:34 GMT
Message-ID: <wanpsm98.894888874@octarine>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Q: Should I set up a TSS to make a long call to a linear address??
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From: wanpsm98 AT octarine DOT cc DOT adfa DOT oz DOT au (WANKADIA PAUL SAPAL MICHAEL)
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"Rob van Berkel" <rvberkel AT EuroNet DOT NL> writes:

>Im currently having lotsa trouble with a program that is supposed to find
>and call the BIOS32 entry point.

[ ... snip ... ]

>Does anyone out there have any experience in this field? Should I really
>bother myself with TSS'es etc??

I don't think DPMI supports any kind of task-related activity at all, 
since task management really belongs to the OS; in addition, setting up 
task management just to enter BIOS32 seems like near-maximum overkill.  
There have been a couple of recent posts from others having problems 
getting BIOS32 to work, so keep an eye out for their snippets of code.

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