+    APIRET ulrc;
+    do {
+        ulrc = ::DosWaitEventSem(m_vEvent, ulMilliseconds );
+        switch ( ulrc )
+        {
+            case NO_ERROR:
+                break;
+
+            case ERROR_TIMEOUT:
+                if (ulMilliseconds == SEM_IMMEDIATE_RETURN)
+                    return wxSEMA_BUSY;
+                else
+                    return wxSEMA_TIMEOUT;
+
+            default:
+                wxLogLastError(_T("DosWaitEventSem(semaphore)"));
+                return wxSEMA_MISC_ERROR;
+        }
+        ulrc = :: DosRequestMutexSem(m_vMutex, ulMilliseconds);
+        switch ( ulrc )
+        {
+            case NO_ERROR:
+                // ok
+                break;
+
+            case ERROR_TIMEOUT:
+            case ERROR_TOO_MANY_SEM_REQUESTS:
+                if (ulMilliseconds == SEM_IMMEDIATE_RETURN)
+                    return wxSEMA_BUSY;
+                else
+                    return wxSEMA_TIMEOUT;
+
+            default:
+                wxFAIL_MSG(wxT("DosRequestMutexSem(mutex)"));
+                return wxSEMA_MISC_ERROR;
+        }
+        bool OK = false;
+        if (m_count > 0)
+        {
+            m_count--;
+            OK = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ULONG ulPostCount;
+            ::DosResetEventSem(m_vEvent, &ulPostCount);
+        }
+        ::DosReleaseMutexSem(m_vMutex);
+        if (OK)
+            return wxSEMA_NO_ERROR;
+    } while (ulMilliseconds == SEM_INDEFINITE_WAIT);
+
+    if (ulMilliseconds == SEM_IMMEDIATE_RETURN)
+        return wxSEMA_BUSY;
+    return wxSEMA_TIMEOUT;