10 Jan
2013
10 Jan
'13
7:17 a.m.
On Wed, 9 Jan 2013, Richard wrote:
In article <1E12BBAA-6308-4F73-8F05-298587C5AFDF at gmail.com>,
David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> writes:
DOOM used DOS4GW as the extender and Watcom C as the compiler. Watcom C
eventually went open source and is now available as Open Watcom - it's
still a great compiler. (http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page)
It may still include the FORTRAN compiler, but I'm not sure.
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We are quickly moving away from what most people
might
consider "vintage", though parts of this discussion are
well over 20 years old. To bring it back, maybe: I'm
rather curious about DOS extenders. I know DOOM and
Quake both used 32-bit extenders to gain access beyond the
limitations of real mode, but I've never been quite clear
on what those extenders actually DID. Surely there are
five or ten people overflowing with information on this
point here?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_extender>