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From: kudva@ecn.purdue.edu (Gautham K. Kudva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Need help on unix->dos port
Message-ID: <1991May1.091701@ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 1 May 91 13:17:01 GMT
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I've developed a C program on unix (Sun SPARC 1) that I need to port to
DOS. The problem is that this program allocates large structures, and 
the total memory requirements exceed 1Mb at times. Is there any way that
I can get over the 640Kb limit of DOS without altering my code too much?
I don't have much experience with the PC, so I'd like to avoid a lot of
hacking if possible. I read an ad. in the BYTE magazine for something 
called the "DOS extender" which claims to get over the 640Kb limit. Has
anyone used this software? In terms of ease of use, applicability etc.,
is it worth the $1000 or so they are asking for it? 

Thanks in advance

Gautham.

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Gautham Kudva
kudva@ecn.purdue.edu