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clean dos extender executable format (Developers)

posted by tkchia Homepage, 08.01.2023, 19:11

Hello DosWorld,

> aout, by design, have 1 data seg and 1 code seg.
> Here is no any type of relocation for segments, so aout is applicable for
> tiny or small memory models only.
> imho, this is not enough for 16-bit DOS.

My understanding is that kerravon's actual a.out will be a 32-bit protected mode program. (So any 16-bit code will only be used to start up a 32-bit environment for the a.out to run in.)

Thank you!

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https://gitlab.com/tkchia · https://codeberg.org/tkchia · 😴 "MOV AX,0D500H+CMOS_REG_D+NMI"

 

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