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From: roc@eskimo.com (Mark Riel)
Subject: Re: Inform Question
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In article <3rv59b$pn4@cronkite.seas.gwu.edu>,
Patricia LaBorde <tricia@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu> wrote:
>  I just downloaded the 386 version of inform 5.4 and I was having
>a slight problem running it.  Whenever I execute inform I receive
>the error message:
>
>CPU must be in REAL mode (not V86 mode) to run this program.
>
>  How do I switch the processor to real mode, and why doesn't it
>start out in real mode?  I thought that the Intel processors always
>started up in real mode?  
>
	It may not be working with your memory manager. Though it runs 
with 386max for me. This does prevent one from running under windows, a 
dos session is always v86 mode under windows. Try disabling any memory 
managers, like emm386 and such. 
-MRR

