resnicks@netcom.COM (Steve Resnick) (05/18/91)
Here's a question which has been on my mind a little ...
In OS/2 2.0 there is support for multiple virtual DOS machines. How
far does this virtualization go? Would I be able to, for example,
load some other 8086 operating system, like CP/M (not that I want to)
or MINIX (Yeah, I want to =]) in a VDM?
I guess the important things would be that the IVT gets handled correctly
(eg 8086 interrupts are handled in their normal fasion) and that
I/O port emulation, or mapping be provided.
Anyone know these answers? IBM? Microsoft?
Thanks, in advance,
Steve
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