morrow@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Clifton P. Morrow) (03/31/91)
I've finally installed Windows 3.0. I'm running it on an IBM PS/2 55SX with 2 Meg of RAM on the system board. I've made an 8 Meg permanent swapfile. I think I should be able to multitask two non-Windows applications, but I can't get it to work (errors range from insufficient memory, please close other apps; to insufficient memory for this app's video). I've been using ProComm Plus and Turbo Pascal 5.5 as my two test non-W apps. About Program Manager says I'm in 386 Enhanced Mode with 8495K free (with PCPLUS running, with [conventional] KB desired set to 640K). I have tried various PIF settings for both PCPLUS and TURBO (both basic and advanced PIF options for 386 enhanced mode). It seems that no matter what I do, the apps use only conventional memory. They don't both fit in 640K, so I haven't been able to run both. How can I direct them to use less of conventional memory and more of the swapfile? I have read the manual, and I did check this group for a FAQ before posting. I can send more details by e-mail if needed. Please reply by e-mail, and I'll post the solution that works.