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32-bit DOS unkludged (Developers)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 25.09.2025, 17:24

> And why not? That's what the manufacturer shipped. They shipped the BIOS, I
> used it. Is that a kludge or not?

At least CPU mode switching is overhead that takes several cycles (I think newer CPUs do this faster than old 386 - less cycle counts) degrading performance so it's better to handle HW stuff via PM drivers to avoid this switching...

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DOS gives me freedom to unlimited HW access.

Complete thread:

• 32-bit DOS unkludged - kerravon, 10.09.2025, 21:50 (Developers)
  • 32-bit DOS unkludged - tom, 11.09.2025, 00:13
  • 32-bit DOS unkludged - RayeR, 25.09.2025, 17:24