Sender:	vheyndri AT rug DOT ac DOT be
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Date:	Fri, 08 May 1998 09:32:13 +0200
From:	Vik Heyndrickx <Vik DOT Heyndrickx AT rug DOT ac DOT be>
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To:	Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
Cc:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: compatibility issues with BIOS functions
References:	<19980429033703 DOT AAH3301 AT ppp104 DOT cartsys DOT com>

Nate Eldredge wrote:
> >The libc functions work the same way. I propose to replace any
> >references to the BIOS data area with interrupt calls to int 0x16. That
> >may be a little slower, but at least it assures compatibility. Any
> >thoughts?
> 
> "Little" is quite an understatement here.

Yes, well, show me that using _farpeek* it is a lot faster and I'll
prove your test program isn't accurate :-|

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