Re: Command.com in ramdisk

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From: MHR {who?}
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1991 18:56

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In <34067@ccicpg.UUCP>, mhr@ccicpg.UUCP (me) writes:
> The upper 384k of the first megabyte of memory on a PC _is_ EMS memory.
> 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?
> 
Ignore this please - product of a demented mind.  I have had my upper
384k configured as EMS (w/driver) for so long I forgot.

I still say a cache is a good idea, though....

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From: mhr@ccicpg.UUCP (MHR {who?})
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Subject: Re: Command.com in ramdisk
Summary: Oops!  Never mind.
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Date: 25 Apr 91 18:56:37 GMT
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