tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts) (05/26/90)
In article <825@bbt.UUCP> djb@bbt.UUCP (beauvais) writes: > >In article <31625@sparkyfs.istc.sri.com> you write: >>I am new to PCs and have a question about large programs. I have some >>software I want to port from a VAX to a PC/AT or equivalent clone. It >>is well over 700K long. I heard that PC's had an inherent limitation >>of 640K of memory (or at least, that was all the memory that DOS could >>handle). Is this true? If it is, is there any way to get around the >>limitation? > I would like to also mention the HiCard boards that by playing tricks with video RAM can increas the amount free to about 704 or 732. I believe the HiCard is for XT's, and the HiCard2 is for AT type machines. About two years ago I used some of these to run large DOS apps and large TSR's at the same time. I had no problems ONCE YOU GET THE HICARD's CONFIGURED PROPERLY, which can be a bit of a trick. However, their phone support was good. (I believe it is made by RYBS Electronics or AMS, Inc.)
cohend@dg-rtp.dg.com (Dave Cohen) (05/31/90)
In article <825@bbt.UUCP>, djb@bbt.UUCP (beauvais) writes: > > Well, it depends... For the sake of this discussion, I'll assume you want > to use MS-DOS, not OS/2 or a PC UNIX. What about Bill Gates bouncing baby Windows 3.0 ? I believe it will let you use virtual memory, much as OS/2. > > I hope this helps, at least a little. > > -- > Dan Beauvais ...!mcnc!rti!bbt!djb > BroadBand Technologies, Inc. +1(919)-544-6850 x 295 > Box 13737 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3737 Good summary, Dan. David Cohen | "There's nothin' wrong with goin' cohend@dg-rtp.dg.com | nowhere, baby, but we should be {world}!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!cohend | should be goin' nowhere fast." Data General Corporation, RTP, NC| - Streets of Fire