Difference between revisions of "DOS Protected Mode Interface"
From Computer History Wiki
m (better cat) |
m (corral external links) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''DOS Protected Mode Interface''' (often '''DPMI''') was a standard of how [[DOS extender]]s should function under [[MS-DOS]] so that you can run [[protected mode]] DOS [[application]]s under a DPMI provider, like [[Windows 3.0]] and higher. | The '''DOS Protected Mode Interface''' (often '''DPMI''') was a standard of how [[DOS extender]]s should function under [[MS-DOS]] so that you can run [[protected mode]] DOS [[application]]s under a DPMI provider, like [[Windows 3.0]] and higher. | ||
| − | + | DPMI also succeeded the VCPI specification. | |
| − | DPMI | + | ==External links== |
| + | |||
| + | * [http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/dpmi/ Some information on the DPMI spec on DJGPP's site] | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
[[Category: DOS Enhancements]] | [[Category: DOS Enhancements]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:44, 3 March 2021
The DOS Protected Mode Interface (often DPMI) was a standard of how DOS extenders should function under MS-DOS so that you can run protected mode DOS applications under a DPMI provider, like Windows 3.0 and higher.
DPMI also succeeded the VCPI specification.
