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DPMI is the "DOS protected mode interface", a standard of how [[Dos extender]]s should function under MS-DOS so that you can run protected mode DOS applications under a DPMI provider, like [[Windows 3.0]] and higher.
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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.
  
There is some information on the DPMI spec on [http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/dpmi/ DJGPP's site].
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DPMI also succeeded the VCPI specification.
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==External links==
  
DPMI also succeeded the VCPI specification.
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* [http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/dpmi/ Some information on the DPMI spec on DJGPP's site]
  
 
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[[Category: DOS Enhancements]]

Latest revision as of 00:44, 4 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.

External links