From: "Charles Sandmann" <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: What's Broken in Windows DPMI
Date: Mon,  5 Apr 1999 20:37:19
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> Would it be possible to have app #1 free app #2's selectors after app #2
> exits?

App 1 would have to allocate memory to store them, pass that information to
app 2, have app 2 store that information before exit.  A whole new 
communication interface and associated bloat, to work around a Windows Bug.
Sure, anything's possible if you hack long enough.  Of course it won't work
with any 2.02 or older programs, so you have to add compatibility handling
too.  Isn't it nice to know you PAID for such buggy software?