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From: tyrell AT tornado DOT be (Schmitz Stéphane)
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Subject: DPMI programming
Date: 18 Aug 1996 14:26:51 GMT
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Hi everybody !

I just downloaded the DPMI specs but it doesn't help me a lot.
It seems very difficult to code programs that use the DPMI interface.
What I want is beeing able to use all the computer memory available (to
dynamically allocate chunks of memory without worrying about the memory
limits). For example, I have 32 megs of memory. What have I to code if I
want to load, for example, a lot of big .WAV files into memory and then
working on them ?

So here's my questions : is there a good DPMI documentation that explains
everything from a to z (and easily understandable even by the beginner that
I am) ? I have seen programs that use the extended memory and wondered how 
to do that. But reading and understanding a source is maybe a good way, but 
a long and *very* difficult one. Are there special libs to include in the
executable file ? Are there C headers required (go32.h for example) ? Are
there GCC command line parameters I have to type when I compile the program 
? Are there any other programs needed when I run the app (go32-v2.exe, 
cwsdpmi.exe...) ? You see that I have a lot of questions ! (don't forget I'm
a total beginner is this environment).

Thanks for the help you could give me !

Stephane Schmitz.