From: aucko AT imsa DOT edu
Subject: Re: "Real" mode?
To: krom AT city-net DOT com (Kevin M. Krom)
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:38:56 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> This is going to sound like a silly question, but when I try to use
> djgpp on my PC (Dos 6.22/486-75), I get an error message saying that
> the program can only be run in "real" mode.
> 
> I know little about DOS, UNIX is my "native" platform, and my computer
> did not ship with the DOS manuals.  So how do I configure my PC for
> "real" mode?

Do you have any programs which require DOS, or are you just using it because
it came with the hardware?  In the latter case, perhaps you should just
install Linux (a free U**x workalike) and not worry about DOS at all.