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Article #15279Re: ibmpc ENV size limits
From: Tom Reingold
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1987 15:50
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1987 15:50
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In article <2354@dalcs.UUCP>, dalegass@dalcs.UUCP (Dale Gass) writes:
> In article <75800015@uiucdcsp>, vanzandt@uiucdcsp.UUCP writes:
> > Try using the following:
> > in config.sys, shell=c:\command.com /p/e:{nn}
> > where nn = number of paragraphs and 160 is default and
> > the minimum. I found 320 was sufficient.
>
> This works, but it should be noted that the numbers 160 and 320 mentioned will
> be the resulting env. sizes in BYTES from nn=10 and nn=20 (default nn=10.)
>
> That is, to get 320 bytes for environment, you should use nn=(320/16)=20...
>
> Dale Gass, Dalhousie U., Halifax, N.S., Canada
You are both right (or wrong). This is an upward-incompatibility between
versions 3.1 and 3.2. 20 would be the number for a config.sys file under
3.1 and 320 would be appropriate for 3.2.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintom From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: ibmpc ENV size limits Message-ID: <317@rocky2.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Jan-87 10:50:23 EST Article-I.D.: rocky2.317 Posted: Mon Jan 19 10:50:23 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Jan-87 19:39:06 EST References: <828@aluxz.UUCP> <75800015@uiucdcsp> <2354@dalcs.UUCP> Organization: Rockefeller Univ.,N.Y.C 10021 Lines: 30 Summary: It's paragraphs for DOS 3.1 and bytes for DOS 3.2