mark lewis wrote: 
 KF> So, if I'm using XMS, is it not going to work on some machines
 KF> that can otherwise handle EMS? Not that I'm worried too much,
 KF> but I'd like to know so I'm at least aware of it.
 ml> in either case, you =must= detect first to see if it's available
 ml> before attempting to use it... if your program requires EMS and it's
 ml> not there and you have no other memory access type to use, then you
 ml> abort with a reason why... same thing with XMS... if it's not
 ml> available and you require it, abort... 
Yes, I test for it always before trying to use it. But that wasn't my
question. I already have the answer, I think... EMS is available on
older machines where XMS may not be, thus since I use XMS it will not
be used by my programs on those older machines, but EMS could have been
had I chosen it instead. Does that sound about right?
Kim Forwood
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