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Windows apps need a Windows DLL that converts the necessary buffers between the DOS real mode address space and the Windows protected mode address space. The Windows ASPI driver is nothing else than an address translator (and a C'fier) of the DOS driver. From a Windows APP point of view, it's a heck lot easier to code for the Windows ASPI driver but it's also feasable to program for the DOS ASPI directly. It's just a matter of available resources. I had to write an ASPI version for 3DS (using Phar Lap's stuff) and it took me a couple of minutes. So it ain't that difficult…