[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Extended vs. Expanded Mem -- mnemonic device to remember

hundt@wind.bellcore.com (tom hundt) (11/30/87)

>pop-up, it can stay resident in expanded memory.  (Um, expanded is LIM
>EMS, and extended is 286 protected mode, right?)  PC Tools lists for

My friend Tom Reingold (tr@bellcore.com) told me a funny way to 
remember the difference:

Expanded sounds like "fat", therefore expanding sideways
(ie. bank switching, ie. EMS)

Extended sounds "long and thin", therefore expanding lengthwise
(ie. linear, ie. higher address, ie. 286 protected mode).


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