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Re:What Is DOS/4GW? by AceJohnny2 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:54PM (#33687373)
Just because the one you used worked doesn't mean the concept was safe. Viruses also loved the concept.
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Re:What Is DOS/4GW? by protomolecule on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:24AM (#33690962)
No more than third party drivers.
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Re:What Is DOS/4GW? by int_19h on Monday November 21, 2022 @06:42PM (#33699801)
The concept was safe enough that DOS officially supported it, and development tools like Borland Pascal and C++ had special support to implement TSRs.
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