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In article <34067@ccicpg.UUCP> mhr@ccicpg.UUCP (MHR {who?}) writes:
>Whoa, hold on a moment there.
>The upper 384k of the first megabyte of memory on a PC _is_ EMS memory.

It is NOT EMS memory.  EMS memory is a specification which allows 8086's
to access data above 1M by simulating a 64K page in high memory and
changing pages when different areas of the EMS memory are required.

>Why would anyone want to go out and get an EMS emulator whic requires
>XMS (extended memory spec) memory when they already have the EMS they
>need?

Because EMS memory is a standard.  Many programs can't make use of
extended memory, and by emulating EMS you're giving them access to it.

>Now if Adam's 384k had been the first 384k on the far side of the first
>megabyte, your advice would have been more appropriate, but I think you
>may have misunderstood what he was saying (or I did, in which case
>ignore this post).

You've got it reversed.

>Besides, I side with the previous responder to Adam's post who suggested
>that he use it for a disk cache.  I find that use to be eminently
>suitable for my extra k.

Agreed.  A disk cache is a good choice if you want a general
improvement in disk speed, since there are areas of the disk that
are accessed frequently (such as the FAT and directory area).

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