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From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To: "DJGPP Mailing List" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>,
        "Tarad" <skip_tarad AT 3awebcon DOT com>
Subject: RE: Why protected mode.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:10:09 +0100
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> Started to use djgpp a few weeks ago and I really like it. It's free, not
> to complcated and so on. Now I'm just wondering why is djgpp using
> protected mode (no real knowledge about protected mode). Does it
> protect my programs from crashing?

It's supposed to protect other programs from your program. Your program can
still crash, but it generally won't bring down anything running in the
background. Obviously, this is designed with a multi-tasking kernal in mind.

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
ICQ#15054819