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Re:The 640K memory limit of MS-DOS by WalterBright on Saturday June 09, 2018 @05:41PM (#17275168)
DOS extenders were available in the later 1980s.
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Re:The 640K memory limit of MS-DOS by JdeBP on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:49PM (#17275645)
But xe is nonetheless right that DOS/4GW was part of Watcom C/C++. That's what the "W" at the end means. The full DOS extender was DOS/4G. And Watcom C was available from the middle 1980s, too.
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Re:The 640K memory limit of MS-DOS by WalterBright on Saturday June 09, 2018 @09:30PM (#17275943)
Zortech C++ came with both a 286 extender and a 386 extender.
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Re:The 640K memory limit of MS-DOS by JdeBP on Sunday June 10, 2018 @06:10AM (#17277431)
I don't know off the top of my head whether Watcom C/C++ ever targetted the 16-bit Phar Lap or Rational Systems extenders. It certainly targetted the 32-bit ones, and others besides.
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