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The GoldED OS/2 and DOS/P16 versions - what is different? 931114
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--- Introduction
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This document outlines the main differences between the standard
GoldED for DOS and the new OS/2 and DOS/P16 versions.
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--- GoldED/2 - The OS/2 version.
---
* GoldED/2 is a 32-bit windowable textmode OS/2 2.x program. A full
PM (GUI) version is planned, but is not currently being developed.
This release was compiled with Borland C++ 1.0 for OS/2.
* Long filenames (HPFS) are implemented. However, I can make no
guarantee that all conceivable forms of valid HPFS filenames are
supported, especially such exotics as spaces in filenames and
various punctuation characters that are invalid in MS-DOS
filenames. Some parts of GoldED may support exotic forms of
filenames, while others may not. I will do what I can to make sure
future releases are fully HPFS compatible.
* Handling of Ctrl-Break does not work too good in this release.
Hitting Ctrl-Break will simply exit GoldED/2 immediately without
any form of cleaning up first. I'm working on a better solution...
* GoldED/2 does not yet support Sound Blaster or other sound
systems.
* The following GOLDED.CFG keywords are irrelevant or unsupported in
the OS/2 version and may be ignored:
DOSSWAP
EVENT
MOUSE
OVERLAY
PLAY
SCREENELIMSNOW
SCREENUSEBIOS
SOUNDDEVICE
SOUNDPATH
SWAPPATH
TIMESLICE
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--- GoldED/P16 - The DOS 16-bit protected mode version.
---
* GoldED/P16 is a DOS 16-bit protected mode program. GoldED/P16 uses
the 286 or better CPU to run in DOS protected mode. This release
was compiled with TopSpeed C++ 3.1, optimized for 286 code. The
TopSpeed DOS extender which is used in GoldED/P16 can use just
about any type of extended/expanded memory, including raw (no
memory manager), DPMI, VCPI and XMS. In case of the so-called
"protection violations" (also known as "exception errors"),
GoldED/P16 writes a file XTRACE.TXT in current directory. Please
include the contents of this file when reporting bugs that result
in protection violations.
* Advantages of GoldED/P16 compared to the standard DOS version:
+ Breaks the DOS 640k barrier. No more worries about running in
DV windows or other low-memory situations.
+ Faster operation due to 286 optimized code and a better
optimizing compiler.
+ Protected mode operation protects DOS better from internal
malfunction/crashes in GoldED. Development of the OS/2 and
DOS/P16 versions eliminated several causes of crashes in the
older standard DOS versions.
+ Faster nodelist compilation with GoldNODE, compared to use of
EMS/XMS and especially DISK buffers.
* If you use QDPMI with QEMM386, QDPMI will display an error message
when GoldED/P16 loads ("QDPMI: Exec error"). This can be ignored.
No ill effects have been observed when using GoldED/P16 with
QPDMI. The reason for the QDPMI error message is unknown, but it
seems to be a compatibility problem between QDPMI and the TopSpeed
DOS extender.
* GoldED/P16 currently doesn't support changing the DOS prompt in
DOS shells.
* GoldED/P16 does not yet support Sound Blaster or other sound
systems.
* The following GOLDED.CFG keywords are irrelevant or unsupported in
the DOS/P16 version and may be ignored:
DOSSWAP
EVENT
MOUSE
OVERLAY
PLAY
SCREENELIMSNOW
SOUNDDEVICE
SOUNDPATH
SWAPPATH
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