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From Infoworld 7(49) (=9 Dec. 1985), pg. 8, "DRI seeks PC-DOS 3.1
compatibility":
	...DRI said last week it will make its Concurrent DOS XM operating
	system completely compatible with IBM's PC-DOS 3.1...
	Concurrent DOS uses AST Research's superset of the Lotus/Intel/
	Microsoft expanded memory specification.  The specification is
	implemented in a fashion that allows users to move information in
	and out of the additional memory in a transparent fashion...
	DRI said the new system eliminates the need for developers to
	rewrite and recompile their applications to take advantage of the
	expanded memory specification...
	"To force a developer to rewrite all their applications software
	to address more than 640K of memory is foolish," Loftus said.
Can someone explain (or guess!) what this means?  In particular, does this
mean that your favorite program will be able to address >640K automatically??
And is it limited to accessing data up there in the stratosphere, or could 
a compiled program extend up there itself?
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Disclaimer: I have nothing whatsoever to do with DRI; I'm not even a satisfied
(or unsatisfied) user.
-- 
Mike Maxwell
Boeing Artificial Intelligence Center
	...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!michaelm