Hi!
15-Авг-2006 03:27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Devore) wrote to
[email protected]:
>>but of course you will argue now that this is also very uncommon, because why
>>installing EMM386 if no UMBs are wanted? ;)
MD> Nah, I'm still waiting for a good explanation of how using UMBPCI and
MD> EMM386 is a common, or a not very uncommon, or even a desirable
MD> configuration.
As pointed by Japhet - prevent all UMB memory for inclusion. In this
case, handling A20 is still need (because DOS may come to HMA and there may
remain less than 64k of used memory in conventional memory).
MD> But, to be honest, I don't care much. I'm done. I'm free. The slings and
MD> arrows of outrageous fortune provide little sting. I've added all the
MD> features I saw a need for when I came aboard (several EMS 4.x functions,
MD> XMS 3.0 support, increased A20 environment testing in HIMEM, VCPI support,
MD> plus a potpourri of minor modifications); stabilized a few shaky bits;
MD> cleaned up the sources as circumstances warranted; and generally served my
MD> stint.
Thank you, great job. :)
MD> All with a lot of help from other people. It's time to move on,
MD> let the next person step in.
MD> So, now all I'm doing is helping a couple of people with support and
MD> testing of specific application/environment problems. And depending on the
MD> results, I might actually have another minor patch or two to apply -- post
MD> FreeDOS 1.0 -- before I fade into obscurity.
MD> You could take on an official programming or contributor role to the
MD> project.
Unfortunately, in given case I have neither experience in understanding
protected mode voodoos nor in debugging such code, so I definitely can't be
"official maintainer" of this program.
MD> Users would be thrilled to have a motivated recruit with ideas
MD> for new features and modifications, brimming with coding zest and
MD> energy. I realize it's not nearly as much fun as poring over old source
MD> code to find edge conditions and posting cute comments about them here, but
MD> ultimately you might find it a lot more rewarding.
But "poring over old code" also need operation. :)
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