[net.micro] using 64K Basic on the PC

taylor (02/13/83)

Unbeknown to many PC users (not to mention those that do not use it) the
Basic interpreter on the PC does handle more than the first 64K page of
memory on the PC if you have it;  
	Consider;  The interpreter takes up (I believe) 10K, and the 
DOS takes up 14K (??), yet when you enter the PC Basic interpreter, and
you have more than 64K installed (and the machine is configured right!!)
you get the following message;
	61,xxx bytes free.

	Now we all know that 61,000 ~= 60K, then;

			60K    --- space
			10K    --- interpreter
			14K    --- DOS
		      -------
			84K, not 64K.

	While it is true that regardless of how much memory you have the 
Basic interpreter can only give you the ~60K of memory free, it does in
fact cross the 64K border!

						--- Dave Taylor

ps: I am sure that the figure on the size of the DOS is wrong...I would be
    very interested in the correct figure (documented only, please!)