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  1. Xref: sparky comp.unix.msdos:905 comp.unix.solaris:123 comp.unix.sysv386:12635
  2. Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.sysv386
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!batcomputer!derwin.tc.cornell.edu!dfoody
  4. From: dfoody@derwin.tc.cornell.edu ()
  5. Subject: Re: ISC VP/ix Question(s)
  6. Message-ID: <1992Jul30.120431.3033@tc.cornell.edu>
  7. Keywords: ISC Unix VP/ix
  8. Sender: news@tc.cornell.edu
  9. Nntp-Posting-Host: derwin.tc.cornell.edu
  10. Organization: Cornell Theory Center
  11. References: <1992Jul13.195308.21397@access.digex.com> <BrGHIn.IMn@ernest.dseg.ti.com> <1992Jul29.204352.23016@sco.COM>
  12. Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 12:04:31 GMT
  13. Lines: 15
  14.  
  15. In article <1992Jul29.204352.23016@sco.COM>, ezras@sco.COM (Ezra Steinberg) writes:
  16. |> If the 80386 cpu is being used to create virtual 8086s (i.e. running
  17. |> programs only in real mode), then programs designed to run on 80286
  18. |> cpus or better (i.e. in protected) mode will not be able to run with
  19. |> one of these emulators.  Currently, I believe all popular emulators
  20. |> use the virtual 8086 method; hence, only real-mode programs can be run.
  21.  
  22. How is OS/2 able to run protected mode applications such as Borland C++ 3.0?
  23. (Borland C++ 3.0 will only run using DPMI).
  24.  
  25. Would it be possible to add this functionality to VP/ix or other UNIX based
  26. DOS emulators?
  27.  
  28.                         Dan Foody
  29.                         dfoody@derwin.tc.cornell.edu
  30.