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|    BGB to James Harris    |
|    Re: Format for the OS image (2/2)    |
|    14 Jan 22 16:59:45    |
      [continued from previous message]              >> 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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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