Re: Windows 3.1 and MX=10

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From: PETER JUST, ANTHROPOLOGY, WILLIA...
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1992 03:23

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Edward Pierce correctly observes that the NOEMS setting does not create
the EMS memory MX=10 is supposed to use.  If, however, you are running
under Windows 3.1, Windows appears to provide a kind of simulated EMS
out of extended memory and MX=10 works.  Similarly, QEMM386.SYS claims
to be able to provide a similar service under DOS.  I admit this is
completely counter-intuitive, i.e, it makes no sense at all.  But still
it moves, as Galileo is reputed to have said, and I get the ram savings
without the added disk access.  Go figure it.

Peter Just peter.just@williams.edu
Anthropology, Williams College, Williamstown MA

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