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Re: can I put four floppies in an AT clone

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From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1990 20:41
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In article <28700@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@pepsi.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <1990Jan5.171736.15733@druid.uucp> darcy@druid.UUCP (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) writes:
>|
>|This is almost true.  Although expanded memory was originally designed as
>|a hardware bank switching scheme, the LIM spec  allows any sort of memory
>|to be used as expanded.  There are many programs that allow any type of
>|extended memory to be used as expanded and I believe that Everex includes
>|one with the RAM-3000.  This is the LIM support referred to.
>
>Well, you're wrong. I wouldn't hire you as a consultant. Think of your
>image before posting garbage information.
>
>--
>Phil Ngai, phil@diablo.amd.com		{uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil

How about instead of a personal attack you simply explain what you disagree
with in the above statement.  I have installed a number of Everex boards 
with expanded memory emulators and they have worked as I have described.

Maybe you should work on your own abrasive image before you post.


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D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid)     |   Thank goodness we don't get all 
D'Arcy Cain Consulting             |   the government we pay for.
West Hill, Ontario, Canada         |
No disclaimers.  I agree with me   |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!telly!nebulus!druid!darcy
From: darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: can I put four floppies in an AT clone
Keywords: everex ram memory extended expanded
Message-ID: <1990Jan9.204148.2627@druid.uucp>
Date: 9 Jan 90 20:41:48 GMT
References: <GOLDSTN.89362204630@MAINE.BITNET> <10767@ucsd.Edu> <4597@hydra.gatech.EDU> <88@slvblc.UUCP> <1990Jan5.171736.15733@druid.uucp> <28700@amdcad.AMD.COM>
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Organization: D'Arcy Cain Consulting, West Hill, Ontario
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