wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) (03/20/91)
Okay, another stupid question. I am working on a Tandy 1000 that claims to have 640K of memory. However, when I try to run my application (which requires 640K), I am told it doesn't have enough memory. When I run Norton's System Info, it tells me that I have 112K in DOS and "other memory resident programs" (which I cannot locate nor disable) and 464K available. This totals 576K, which ain't 640K. Elsewhere in SI, however, I am told that I have 640K of active memory. HELP! If I can get this conundrum solved, I can start doing something useful that will make me some $$$$. If I can't, everyone loses. Thanks. Lily-Rose wombat@jupiter.nmt.edu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is Not Chris Conway, | Philosophy is useless, this is Lily-Rose using his login. | Theology is worse. wombat@jupiter.nmt.edu | -- Dire Straits
davel@booboo.SanDiego.NCR.COM (David Lord) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar20.143739.4549@nmt.edu> wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) writes: >Okay, another stupid question. I am working on a Tandy 1000 that >claims to have 640K of memory. However, when I try to run my >application (which requires 640K), I am told it doesn't have >enough memory. When I run Norton's System Info, it tells me >that I have 112K in DOS and "other memory resident programs" >(which I cannot locate nor disable) and 464K available. This >totals 576K, which ain't 640K. Elsewhere in SI, however, I am >told that I have 640K of active memory. While I can't explain the 'missing' memory, the 464K available is just about what you get when you run DOS 4.01 in 'Memory Hog' mode (i think Microsoft uses a different name for it). According to the DOS manual this speeds things up and still leaves plenty of room for your applications :-). If you are running 4.01 you may want to re-install it in slow-poke mode, that should give you another 100k to play with. It's impossible using MS DOS to give your application 640K since DOS will always take up some room. The bad news is that the only way that I know of to change modes is to re-install from the original DOS disks (can you say "Backup your system first"?). Maybe someone else knows a better way?
dave@kbvan.com (Dave Van Allen) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar20.143739.4549@nmt.edu> wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) writes: >Okay, another stupid question. I am working on a Tandy 1000 that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^(good question) >claims to have 640K of memory. However, when I try to run my >application (which requires 640K), I am told it doesn't have >enough memory. When I run Norton's System Info, it tells me >that I have 112K in DOS and "other memory resident programs" >(which I cannot locate nor disable) and 464K available. This >totals 576K, which ain't 640K. Elsewhere in SI, however, I am >told that I have 640K of active memory. On the 1000's, right through to the TL/2 Tandy steals video memory from the lower 640K. This is why you see a math problem. All is OK. If this is a an TL or SL you can get a 128K video memory kit for about 50 bucks that will give you back some of the stolen lower memory. (Why they did that, I'll never know) Dave Van Allen +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Lehigh Software Systems --- (Medical Industry Software and Hardware) | | Van Allen and Associates -- (anything for a buck enterprises) | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Dave Van Allen - dave@kbvan.com =internet ------------------------ | | uunet!kbvan!dave =uucp | This SPACE for SALE | | | CIS 73530,2463 =CompuServe ------------------------ | | "You'll never go forward unless you have something to look forward to" | | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+