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Article #49Re: How do I get a the memory above 1M ?
From: Manfred Marriott
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 23:03
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 23:03
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kc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Kenneth Cameron) writes: > Whats the cleanest way to get at the memory above the 1Meg mark,given the > following conditions ? > > The application has to run under MS-DOS, on a 486dx. In other words it > has to be in real mode most of the time. > I'd like to be able to get at it from within an iterrupt routine > running at 8KHz. (Although not essential, access from within the main > program would do). > I'm working with Borland C++ 3.1. > I don't want to use a DOS extender like Phar Laps. Have you considered accessing the memory through himem.sys services? I've seen example code around locally, email me if you want more details. Manfred Marriott
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