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from: Niels Petersen
date: 1996-10-19 21:33:00
subject: 286 XMS memory

Hi All

I have a 286/12 to setup, and have discovered that it has 1024k of XMS.
I have loaded Himem.sys and that has allowed me to load DOS high.
After doing this Both Mem /c and MSD reported that I had 980k of XMS free.

I have had no experience of 286's (I jumped from XT's to 386's) and hoping
someone can inform me as HOW I can get to use this 980k.

Using the 386 method of loading EMM386 only results in an error message of
"incorrect processor type"

I have tried 2 progs that the manual advises can use XMS memory, but both
these programs report that XMS memory is unanvailable.

Is there something I am missing that will make this memory available for use??

HELP !!!!!

Cheers
Niels Petersen

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