At 11:27 AM 12/21/2008, Aitor Santamaría wrote: >Hello Tom, > >2008/12/21 Tom Ehlert <[email protected]>: > >> I am considering adquiring a new processor, but what can be found in > >> the shops is mostly x86-64. > >> If what I read is correct, there is no V86-mode, so there isn't NTVDM > >> under WIndows, > > mostly wrong. > > > > the only problem is, that there is no 16-bit (DOS real-mode) operation if > > you are running a 64 bit operating system. > > > > > >Thanks Tom for your answer. But in what is that different from not >existing a NTVDM? >I mean, I suppose that I can no longer run >16-bit programs on a DOS-box, right?
Right. But even if you have a 64bit capable CPU, that doesn't mean that you have to run a 64Bit OS as well. Beside that for the vast majority of applications it won't do you any good anyway... Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
