u1713971@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (06/16/91)
Memory with DOS Version 5.0 and 4DOS
Well, I bought it, and I have been playing around with DOS 5.0 during the
weekend. I haven't had any major problems yet and it looks like things are
getting better in the DOS & Windows world. My machine appears to be running a
little faster, both in Windows and Dos. There is a little more memory
available too, (even under windows). The only problem, (not major) is that
under the DOS Shell, I can not seem to view documents. I can select it with
the mouse, but the view option is not available and [F 9] key doesn't work.
Perhaps it is only meant to view *.txt files. The manual has improved as
well. The Quick Format is great i.e., FORMAT A:/q/u. It formats a 1.44 disk
in about two-three seconds.
Here's a peek at my machines memory using the MEM /C command. I have a 20 Mhz
286 with two meg of RAM, an 85 meg IDE drive, 1.44 and 1.2 floppies, and a
512K VGA card and monitor.
Conventional Memory :
Name Size in Decimal Size in Hex
------------- --------------------- -------------
MSDOS 12288 ( 12.0K) 3000
SETVER 400 ( 0.4K) 190
HIMEM 1184 ( 1.2K) 4A0
AANSI 1888 ( 1.8K) 760
MOUSE 10256 ( 10.0K) 2810
4DOS 3296 ( 3.2K) CE0
MIRROR 6512 ( 6.4K) 1970
FREE 304 ( 0.3K) 130
FREE 617968 (603.5K) 96DF0
Total FREE : 618272 (603.8K)
Total bytes available to programs : 618272 (603.8K)
Largest executable program size : 617632 (603.2K)
1048576 bytes total contiguous extended memory
0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
911360 bytes available XMS memory
MS-DOS resident in High Memory Area
********* This is my CONFIG.SYS file *********
REM Loads command.com in high memory, and opens up upper memory for TSR's.
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM Tells programs that you are really running DOS version 3.30
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
REM Loads memory manager and turns off shadowram - gives you more memory.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /SHADOWRAM:OFF
REM Smart Drive Cache - 256 K in extended memory if after himem.sys
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 256
REM Make screen a little more smarter.
DEVICE=C:\BIN\AANSI.SYS
REM Mouse driver.
DEVICE=C:\BIN\MOUSE.SYS
REM Load 4DOS as command shell, not COMMAND.COM.
SHELL=C:\4DOS.COM /e:512 /u /p
REM Because I run Windows and have lots of things open.
FILES= 30
REM High number because I have an 85 Meg drive, (values in manual).
BUFFERS=35
REM Free's up another 3 Kb.
STACKS=0,0
********* End of my CONFIG.SYS file *********
Terry Robison
Psychology Department
University of Melbourne
email: terryr@uno.cs.mu.oz.au