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Jonathan Mini wrote:

> 
> I would like to say that DosCMD doesn't emulate an XT, it emulates real
> mode. Which means that it works jsut like an i386 or i486 in vm86 mode.
> The difference is a _big_ deal. You get 32-bit registers for math, and a
> whoel load of other extremely useful goodies.
> 
Ah.. that explains why DOSEMU users have to get some OS2 stuff in order
to run windows 3.1 ...they have to run it in protected mode. (I have to
read some intel.com docs).

--Pedro

> 
> Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org)
> 
> ... bleakness ... desolation ... plastic forks ...