From: jj4public@outlook.com   
      
   On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:37:57 -0800 (PST), muta...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >   
   > A C-generated executable normally doesn't manipulate   
   > segment registers/selectors. That's what I'm interested   
   > in. Large memory model is the main thing I want. I assume   
   > lds still works to load a selector instead of a segment.   
      
   It depends on which platform it's compiled for. The memory management   
   functions from the runtime library would treat segment registers   
   differently.   
      
   > I only used OS/2 2.0, and I could do this:   
   >   
   > unsigned long hfile;  /* OS/2 file handle */   
   >   
   > rc = DosWrite(stream->hfile, (VOID *)ptr, towrite, &tempWritten);   
   >   
   > Did this function not exist in 1.0?   
   >   
   > If it did exist, that's all I need, isn't it?   
   >   
   > Windows 12/13 could support a 16-bit DosWrite that writes   
   > to a console and supports ANSI controls for both input and   
   > output, couldn't it?   
   >   
   > Any other existing option besides DosWrite? Did 16-bit   
   > Windows have nothing the equivalent of that?   
      
   Since there's no 16-bit Windows application which is a console type, there's   
   no equivalent function in Windows. 16-bit Windows application can not have   
   its own console. In 16-bit Windows, consoles only belong to DOS   
   applications.   
      
   > My desire is to run an unkludged executable on that CM16   
   > at native speed.   
   >   
   > I'm just wondering what sort of things I can stick on that.   
   > Is anyone currently using it for anything?   
   >   
   > Some people climb mountains because they exist.   
   >   
   > I want to exercise CM16 because it exists.   
   >   
   > Thanks. Paul.   
      
   CM16 is not quite useful. CM16 only exist for backward compatibility. It's   
   only useful for existing softwares. It's not useful for a new 64-bit OS   
   since there's no advantage of creating 16-bit applications for 64-bit OS.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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