correction

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PS

≪I think what HAL does for pre-HAL DOS apps is to create a simulated
environment for them in which they _think_ they are getting direct
hardware access but aren't really.≫

I just remembered it's the NTVDM.exe which creates the environment.
Stands for 'NT Virtual Dos Machine.' _That's_ what interfaces between
HAL and old DOS programs to keep them from crashing the OS, after NT.
Not in win9x though.

≪MD FL≫