ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Raymond Dunn) (09/18/89)
In article <251419E0.1024@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) writes: >... >[On a PS/2] DOS reports 639K conventional memory >I find 640K > >Any ideas why? This 1K of memory is grabbed from the top of the available memory by the PS/2 ABIOS as workspace, and is know as the Extended BIOS Data Area. Its segment address can be got by calling INT 15 function C1. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ray@philmt.philips.ca Philips Electronics Ltd. | ..!{uunet|philapd|philabs}!philmtl!ray 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext : 2347 (Phonemail) St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | FAX : (514) 744-6455 TLX : 05-824090