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Article #2662Re: DR-DOS ver 5.0
From: L N Chung
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 14:49
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 14:49
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In article <073NSGP@drivax.UUCP> frotz@dri.com writes: >dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes: > >] DR DOS most likely reclaims portions of memory between 640KB and 1MB >] that are not actually in use. ... Some also move TSRs and network >] drivers to EMS freeing up the lower 640KB for applications that can >] only run in low memory. > >Actually, the sweet thing about DR DOS is that it moves itself up there in >addition to the other things like TSRs, drivers, etc... Does this mean that DR DOS requires extra memory between 640K and 1MB (i.e. those used by shadow ram) in order to relocate drivers etc. ? Can it relocate everything to extended memory above 1 MB ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- L.N. Chung Dept of Elec. Eng, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH. UK. (chung@uk.ac.surrey.ee) PHONE: +44 483 509104 FAX: +44 483 34139
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!uunet!mcsun!ukc!uos-ee!chung From: chung@surrey.ac.uk (L N Chung) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: DR-DOS ver 5.0 Message-ID: <1990Aug24.144927.18021@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> Date: 24 Aug 90 14:49:27 GMT References: <1990Aug13.162833.19793@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK> <15160001@hpspcoi.HP.COM> <073NSGP@drivax.UUCP> Sender: news@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK. GU2 5XH Lines: 19