Re: MS-DOS Versions

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From: Grant A. Prellwitz
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1986 22:41

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In article <1793@ncoast.UUCP> wb8foz@ncoast.UUCP (David Lesher) writes:
>> Article <174200005@uiucuxc> From: karamich@uiucuxc.cso.uiuc.edu
>| No version of DOS on the market (MS or PC) that i know of will allow >640K.
>DEC Rainbows running MS-DOS have up to 896k of RAM.

yes, the computer has greater than 640Kb, but then so do many 386 machines.
that doesn't mean that al MS/PC-DOS can use it.  The Kaypro PC series
comes with 768Kb (as do probably a number of machines out there) but the top
128Kb is used as a RAM drive by software that comes with the machine.  In
order to use more than the 640Kb, you need to use a driver of some sort;
I believe that's ow it's done with the new extended memory, as well.

    Grant Prellwitz
    !ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!pre1

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From: pre1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Grant A. Prellwitz)
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Subject: Re: MS-DOS Versions
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Date: Sun, 21-Dec-86 17:41:40 EST
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