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- From: pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak)
- Subject: Re: Enhanced Mode???
- Message-ID: <pathak-050193130831@virtual.mitre.org>
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- References: <1993Jan01.203427.18379@rose.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 18:14:27 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan01.203427.18379@rose.com>, victor.ng@rose.com (victor
- ng) wrote:
- >
- >
- > Date Entered: 01-01-93 15:29
- > I was just wondering how OS/2 now support 386 Enhanced mode Windows
- > apps if this compromises system integrity like so many people have
- > said in the past.
- >
-
- I don't think enhanced mode comprimised system security. The problem with
- enchanced mode is the MS Windows violated the DPMI spec. Windows wouldn't
- allow another DPMI server to run with it.
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