DOSemu - Does it work?

[Michael Hipp]

Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> It also allows you to set up "virtual" processors with a single, 
> controlling process so that memory and program space cannot be stomped 
> on by some other process.  DOSemu cannot support protected mode because 
> linux is already using protected mode.  I thought that DOSemu did 
> provide for most of the things you would use a protected mode driver 
> for, enhanced/extended memory being the usual one.

This is correct from what I've read of DOSemu's somewhat sparse 
documentation. This "protected mode" stuff has to run in ring 0 which is 
  not allowed, thankfully, by the Linux kernel. So apps that depended on 
these kludges generally won't work.

Ah the good 'ol days. Not.

Michael