Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 08:37:17 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
cc: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: _dos_ds
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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, DJ Delorie wrote:

> I'd agree to set it back to 1Mb *if* the documentation for _dos_ds
> tells you why, and how to get to memory above 1Mb.

I will submit the docs changes.

> Relevent pointers to this in other sections of the manual and FAQ
> would be useful also.

My working draft of the FAQ already includes an explanation of the 
alternative method of accessing memory-mapped devices (set your own 
selector, which only covers the region you need, etc.).

I will probably release the next version of the FAQ in a couple of
weeks.