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Re: Assembly Programming for DOS

if you're not doing any tricks like using undocumented instructions or intentionally triggering faults, then DOSBox is fine for assembler work. I use TASM under DOSBox to build my patches, no problem there. However, if you need really accurate CPU behaviour then Bochs is the more appropriate choice. …

Re: Application that loads DLLs

in DOS
the EMS page frame location can be moved in SVN versions of DOSBox, so the upper memory problem goes away in that respect. It requires a small amount of code on your side, but it comes down to essentially one function call.

Re: Lost Eden "C:\Dune$$$$.$$$" error

If it works only if you're running edenprg.exe directly, then perhaps you probably didn't install it properly. You can't run the install from C: (so if you downloaded it from somewhere, it won't run the second time). As Dominus wrote, follow the 60 seconds guide, and if it still doesn't work, then …

Re: "Bart Vs the Space Mutants" problem

in DOS
Yes, I misread that post entirely. However, I suppose that the first question should be - did you get it to run in DOSBox? If not, then there might be a problem with the installation. If so, then it might be a problem with sound drivers or something. There are only two .exes - one for the Ocean logo …

Re: can himem and emm386 manage 256MB of ram?

in DOS
The himem.sys that ships with DOS has a bug that limits it to 64Mb. emm386.exe relies on himem.sys for its memory extender behaviour, so it is also limited to 64Mb. Discussions relating to 512Mb and FAT32 suggest that we're not talking about the same thing.

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