NP> I have a 286/12 to setup, and have discovered that it has 1024k
 NP> of XMS. I have loaded Himem.sys and that has allowed me to load
 NP> DOS high. After doing this Both Mem /c and MSD reported that I
 NP> had 980k of XMS free. I have had no experience of 286's (I
 NP> jumped from XT's to 386's) and hoping someone can inform me as
 NP> HOW I can get to use this 980k. 

  Make it a ramdrive!

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

  I don't think 286s can use XMS... only paged EMS.

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

  I could never get AutoCad to use its memory manager on a 286
either, but it makes a good ramdrive.

Regards,
Bob
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