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FreeDOS and Protected Mode (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 13.09.2011, 08:24

> > So am I wrong to believe that Protected Mode would give me more Heap
> space?
>
> I don't know TP, but it might very well be that stack and (local) heap have
> to share a 64 kB (DGROUP) segment in both real- and protected-mode.
>
> However, it should be possible to additionally create "far heaps", which
> are not limited to 64 kB - I guess this should be possible in both real-
> and protected-mode. Of course, "far heaps" will return FAR ( == 4 byte )
> pointers.

Japheth: I probably need to check and clarify with ex-Borlanders on the Delphi/Pascal newsgroups. I guess I'll probably be able to get a definitive answer there.

Thanks

---
Paul
Melbourne, Australia

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