On Thursday May 14 1998, at 23:37, Klaus Meinhard at 2:2426/1005.3 wrote to
All:
 KM>   device=c:\yourpath\emm386.exe noems i=A000-B7FF
 KM> in config.sys resulted in well over 700 Kbyte of free DOS
 KM> mem after rebooting. (I boot to DOS level only, prefering to
 KM> start W95 manually or by batch). Now how's that, without
 KM> QEMM or any other external drivers? Time permitted only
 KM> limited testing, but DOS seemed to work well.
Yes, I got the same results here on a P90: 710K of low DOS memory available
at the system prompt.
 KM> There's a downside to this: W95 would't start. But this
 KM> might nonetheless be a nice part of a multi-config system
 KM> for pure dos fans.
Windows 3.1 wouldn't start here, and any DOS screen resolution other than
25x80 turns to garbage. Ditto any program with a graphics splash screen.
 KM> I'd like to know if this is easily reproducable on a variety
 KM> of machines. So please drop me a note.
Yes, but too high a price to pay for the extra memory, IMO. I can see some
limited application where lots of low memory is needed, but I find 25x80
painful to look at on this machine... :-)
 KM> (Yeah, it is OFF-TOPIC, but somehow i feel you might be
 KM> interested)
Yes, it's a stretch topic-wise... :-)
Let's not get _too_ carried away with this thread.....
Tom
Moderator, 4DOS
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