Comment Re:The problem is WIndows, not the DOS extender (Score 2) 8
Eh, this was just an exercise in curiosity with a dose of insomnia tossed in there for good measure. To be honest I do not think JtS's suggestion of using DOSBox will improve matters but there's little to lose by trying. At a minimum I will come away knowing more than I did when I started.
Of course, I could just compile it under Linux with gcc and watch it fly, but that's a different exercise.