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From: j@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: V86 mode & the BIOS (was Need advice: Which OS to port to?)
Date: 13 Aug 1993 14:20:33 +0200
Organization: Textil Computer Design GmbH Dresden, Germany
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References: <3390@vall.dsv.su.se> <CB11pL.D12@imag.fr> <107181@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1993Aug4.073826.24956@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <107725@hydra.gatech.EDU> <245jrfINNrc0@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de> <108457@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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In <108457@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt8134b@prism.gatech.EDU (Howlin' Bob) writes:
>No, a 128 byte bitmap, which allows (as you surmised) direct control over
>ports up to 0x3ff. For ports above 0x3ff, what few there are, dosemu
>provides another scheme:
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Great! (Doesn't need more words here:-)
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