golds@rlgvax.UUCP (Rich Goldschmidt) (08/22/89)
Does anyone out there have some experience in using high memory (extended) for networking applications to regain conventional memory for real applications? We have gone to using TSR's as our network communications platform for our PC applications, but some networking environments, especially PC-NFS, take so much memory, that we have trouble getting enough memory for real applications and MS-Windows environments. We have been trying to load our TSRs in high memory, so far without success. We are familiar with products like 386-to-the-Max, which helps with a 386. But for 286 users we would like to make it work with extended memory. It turns out that, for us, saving 64K is enough to get the applications we want to run. We are hoping to find someone who has succeeded in implementing networking in high memory for some further discussion and pointers. Thanks... Rich Goldschmidt uunet!rlgvax!golds or golds@uunet.uu.net
billb@stech.UUCP (Bill Burton) (08/25/89)
In article <1239@rlgvax.UUCP> golds@rlgvax.UUCP (Rich Goldschmidt) writes: >Does anyone out there have some experience in using high memory (extended) >for networking applications to regain conventional memory for real >applications? We have gone to using TSR's as our network communications >platform for our PC applications, but some networking environments, especially >PC-NFS, take so much memory, that we have trouble getting enough memory for >real applications and MS-Windows environments. Here are a few items: Charge Card - Hardware Allows relocation of TSR's, device drivers, files=, buffers= in config.sys to extended or expanded memory. Also provides EMS 4.0 support using extended memory. Installed by removing '286 chip (tool included) and plugging in the credit-card sized device. Since there are different styles of CPU's, LCC and PLCC, you need to know what style you have. Contact All Computers, Inc. 800-387-2744 They will probably refer you to a local dealer. A Dealer (in New Jersey) IRT 212-371-8538 Paul Lachman has been very helpful in answering my questions. HICARD - Hardware Allows relocation of TSR's, files=, buffers= in config.sys. Finds unused portions of memory above 640K and utilizes it. Don't know any further details. Installed by plugging in a card to the PC bus. Contact RYBS Electronics, Inc. 2590 Central Ave. Boulder, CO 80301 303-444-6073 A demo disk is available which will show how much memory can be utilized on your machine. Have not received this yet. HIMEM.SYS - Software A device driver that comes with MS-Windows/286 which salvages about 64K of memory. After reading about this in a magazine, I eagerly looked for this device driver on our Windows 2.01 disks and did not find it. It apparently is there in later releases. Have heard rumors of other software that performs this function but don't have any names. Please note that I have not used any of these items and don't endorse any of them. I'm simply passing on what I have heard for solving the problem of TSR's eating up conventional memory. If anyone has any additions (or corrections) to this list, I'm sure many would appreciate it (including me). Since this question comes up every now and then, it would be nice to get a comprehensive list together with comparisons of features, cost, etc. Please e-mail. >Rich Goldschmidt >uunet!rlgvax!golds or golds@uunet.uu.net -Bill -- William D. Burton, Jr. @ American Academy of Arts and Sciences Cambridge, Mass. Voice: +1-617-576-5023 UUCP: ...!{husc6|allegra}!stech!billb Internet: billb%stech.uucp@husc6.harvard.edu
sharon@asylum.SF.CA.US (Sharon Fisher) (08/27/89)
In article <1138@stech.UUCP> billb@stech.UUCP (Bill Burton) writes: >In article <1239@rlgvax.UUCP> golds@rlgvax.UUCP (Rich Goldschmidt) writes: >>Does anyone out there have some experience in using high memory (extended) >>for networking applications to regain conventional memory for real >>applications? > >Here are a few items: The August 28 issue of Datamation has an article on this subject. Disclaimer: Uh, I wrote it. :-) But it was a while ago and I forget what I said in it and I'm not home right now to check my files. -- "Goldfish are quiet, under the water. "Girls who keep goldfish are sometimes quite loud." -- The Jazz Butcher