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Comment by wqweto

1 year ago

Btw, dont’t remember Turbo C or Borland C++ to be able to compile to 32-bit x86 on DOS

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jasomill  1 year ago

Borland C++, Microsoft C/C++, and GCC (DJGPP[1]) could all target 32-bit extended DOS, but Watcom was the first[2] to bundle a royalty-free DOS extender[3].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_extender

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