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   BGB to James Harris   
   Re: Format for the OS image (2/2)   
   14 Jan 22 16:59:45   
   
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   >> I would write it using the huge memory model of   
   >> Watcom C instead.   
   >   
   > If you mean you'd become dependent on a particular compiler then I'd   
   > suggest that that's a trap. I thought you wrote in C89. Your same source   
   > should be compilable by ANY compatible compiler.   
   >   
   > As for me, by the time I need to relocate the PE or Elf file I will be   
   > in 32-bit mode so I can, thankfully, avoid different 16-bit memory models.   
   >   
      
   For any real-mode code, would probably assume sticking to ASM.   
      
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