newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1990 JAN 12 (NB) -- Above Software has introduced a series of modular tools for memory management with the new release of their utility program, Above Disc. Version 3.1 of the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) program gives DOS users control of a PC's conventional, extended and expanded memory. New features include hard disk spill-over with disk caching, the ability to increase conventional memory beyond 640K to 736K on systems with EGA/VGA adaptors and the ability to move Novell LAN (local area network) drivers to extended memory for an additional 36K of usable RAM (random access memory). The president of Above Software, Bill Riley, says that DOS users are looking for ways in which their computers can work smarter as well as faster. Primary applications for Above Disc 3.1 include sophisticated spreadsheets and database management programs that require high amounts of RAM. (Janet Endrijonas/19900202/Press Contact: Deb Cromer, White and Cromer, 714-752-2216)