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- From: harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp)
- Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products
- Message-ID: <d0sncm+.harp@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 02:03:32 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Keywords: Diamond, free-software
- References: <1992Sep6.210159.18607@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <lalqmgINNa96@needmore.cs.utexas.edu> <1992Sep7.133347.4433@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <1992Sep08.093300.898@kithrup.COM>
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- sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes:
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- >In article <1992Sep7.133347.4433@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
- >>1) Calling BIOS from a multitasking OS is trick, dangerous, and impossible
- >> for those of us running SVR3/4
-
- >An interesting way to get around all of those: set up a v86 process that
- >calls the BIOS routines for you. It can be done, and I've seen it (not for
- >the card in question, however), although I don't recall enough to make any
- >claims about performance.
-
- Yuck. ;)
-
- However, that does allow for compatibility with several boards. For
- example, a VESA version of the X server could be released (I think.
- Perhaps that's pushing it a bit far...).
-
- So, how's the hate-mail campaign going with Diamond? ;)
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