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An [Acronym] for [DOS] ProtectedMode Interface. See the [DPMI API Specification 1.0|http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/dpmi/]. [DPMI] is a programming interface from MicrosoftCorporation that allows programs to run in ProtectedMode under [DOS] while still calling RealMode [DOS] and [BIOS] functions. It also allows multiple ProtectedMode [DOS] programs to run concurrently, eg under Windows 3.x. In contrast, while XMS allows storage and retrieval of data and code beyond the first megabyte of memory via its [API], there is no direct access to or execution from beyond that region, because code using XMS still runs in RealMode. Then there's also VCPI.. ''(AddToMe: what ''exactly'' was that, again? I only remember the abbreviation vaguely. Plus, VCPI and XMS really need their own pages..)'' ---- Nah, they don't. Have a DOS History page or something. Remember this is a Linux wiki. Go learn about pptp connection tracking and wiki that ;) ---- Well I know. But Linux wiki it may be, still there's certainly a lot of other non-Linux stuff here. Where do you draw the line? I didn't add pages for those acronyms myself right away because they'd needlessly crowd the [Acronym backlinks|phpwiki:Acronym?action=BackLinks]. But, they don't belong here either. Hmm.. at times like these I think UseModWiki's namespace feature is useful.. even though I'm not exactly sold on the concept. PPTP conn tracking? Hmm, never done anything with it :) and I don't usually (need to) research the stuff I wiki. There's certainly other stuff among the WantedWikis I can wiki though. :)
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