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Re: emm40.sys - expanded memory

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From: Allanon, ,,3152655399
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 1990 20:26
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From article <90228.143145RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>, by <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>:
> Extended memory is different from expanded.... You can designate some
> expanded memory to be treated as expanded, but you cannot go the
> other way--expanded to extended. Wish you could.... Bob M.

I'm confused here, is not all memory above 1Mb exTENDed until you
install an EMM device driver?  If so why would you want to go exPANDed
to exTENDed, just make the driver allocate a smaller number of pages.

Walden

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