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echo: os2prog
to: Denis Tonn
from: Eddy Thilleman
date: 1999-01-04 13:53:02
subject: Some weird addressing...

Hi Denis,

31 Dec 98, Denis Tonn of 1:153/908 wrote to Ivan Todoroski:

DT> The largest 32 bit address that can be converted in this
DT> fashion is 1FFFFFFF (512MB). 

[Warp Server SMP, Aurora beta]
DT> Addresses in the Himem region (2.5GB) cannot be "converted"
DT> for use by older 16:16 code in this fashion.

In the second paragraph, do you mean addresses in the range from 512 MB up
to 2.5 GB ? Why 2.5 GB? Or do you mean the config.sys controlled limit?

Cheers   -=Eddy=-   (eddy.thilleman{at}net.hcc.nl)

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