Re: Over 16 Meg

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From: Doug McDonald
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 01:24

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In article <1991May30.174414.19047@midway.uchicago.edu> lair@ellis.uchicago.edu (Scott A. Laird) writes:
>In article <1991May30.000945.12529@xanadu.com> ravi@xanadu.com (Ravi Pandya) writes:
>>Has anyone had any success at all trying to get Windows 3.0 Enhanced
>>Mode to recognize the existence of over 16 Mb of RAM? I have 32 Mb of
>
>Windows is still more or less a 286 app, with segments and 24-bit addressing,
>and shouldn't be able to directly access 32 Mb of RAM.  Nothing designed to
>run on a 286 can use more than 16 Mb of extended memory.  Even in 386 enhanced
>mode, Windows is still only capable of 16 Mb, because the computer is still
>more or less running like a 286, it is just using virtual memory and the
>virtual-86 mode for running DOS apps.  It still shouldn't be capable of
>32-bit addressing.
>


I do not understand this. In 386 enhanced mode, Windows 3.0 uses virtual
8086 mode for DOS programs. It should be able to run those above 16 megs.
Does it?


Doug McDonald

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