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- From: gyan@unixg.ubc.ca (Gyan P. Sinha)
- Subject: Re: emTeX and Windows 3.1
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- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:43:26 GMT
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- In <1992Aug19.163446.15088@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> bruce2@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Bruce Watson) writes:
-
- >I am trying to run emTeX in a DOS window under Win 3.1 in 386 Enhanced
- >mode. I get the message "DPMI not supported". Is this an emTeX or
- >Windows message and what does it mean? Is there a workaround?
-
- >Sorry if this is a FAQ.
-
- >========================================================================
- >Bruce Watson || bruce2@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
- >Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics || bruce2@riemann.math.mun.ca
- >Memorial University of Newfoundland || BWATSON@kean.ucs.mun.ca
- >St. John's, NF, A1C 5S7 CANADA ||
- >========================================================================
-
- The message means that emTeX (386) is not a DPMI compliant program, which
- is a convention about how memory hungry DOS programs get and manage the
- "unconventional" memory they need. Thus, Windows will not let it run in
- the DOS box. There are two solutions;
- (1) Run it in native DOS.
- (2) If you must have a fast 32-bit TeX in a multi-tasking envirornment,
- run it under OS/2 in an OS/2 window. If I have got this right, the
- same executable should run in an OS/2 window. If I goofed, I know
- there is a 386 TeX for OS/2. Either way you are covered. Note that
- you will not be able to run the program in the DOS box under OS/2
- for the same reason, but that is irrelevant.
-
- I'm afraid your simultaneous quest for multi-tasking and a fast, free
- TeX means you'll have to switch OS's. In my opinion its well worth it.
-
- Gyan P. Sinha
- UBC, Vancouver.
-