Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 12:12:54 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "Y. Lazarovitch" <yitzg AT haven DOT ios DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: memset for DOS?
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On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Y. Lazarovitch wrote:

> Is there a memset like function for _dos_ds? I looked thru the info 
> files, and read the FAQ (many times!) and it doesn't look it. 
> 
> P.S. Yes, I know I can get things done using the movedata.h stuff, but 
> the real thing would be better. Maybe I can write one using the 
> _farnspoke stuff, but it might of already been done (and better).

It wasn't done.  If the buffer is large, using `movedata' is faster than
`_farnspoke'.  As for the "real thing", unless you mean to ask if there is
such a service built into DPMI server (AFAIK, there isn't), then how do
you think it would be implemented, if not by `movedata' or `_farptr'
functions?