I understand how I can load relocatable to any memory location but how would I make my OS be able to run 16-nit DOS programs? Would I have to interpret the binary or could I just run it in it's own segment. How would I emluate BIOS interrupts as they are 13h, same as GPF. I don't want to implement v86 as this reduces performance and is over complicated.
Any ideas will be appreciated
Executables
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Tim
Re:Executables
You have no choice but to implement V86 mode (or switch to real mode) if you want to run DOS applications. DOS apps will not run in protected mode -- real mode and protected mode are different enough to break them.
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Re:Executables
or maybe you might run those applications in a software virtual machine like BOCHS, or vmware or something you write by yourself. However, it seems pointless to write a software VM for the 8086 as there is a hardware one in the processor.