[comp.os.msdos.misc] Question anout MS-DOS 5.0

mary@wam.umd.edu (Mary Louise Cassidy) (06/25/91)

I have an easy question here.....If I have a 286 machine with 1 meg, can I or
can I not load much of DOS into the HMA??

I have read magazine reviews of dos 5.0 that say with a 286-486, you can load
the DOS kernel into HMA by having
	DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
	DOS=HIGH
in your config.sys.

However, a friend with a 286 w/ 1 meg (which is what I have and is why I
need to know this in order to figure out if I want 5.0) has been unable to do
this.  He said it reported no mem or something and said 'loading dos low'.
So..what is the deal???  Can one or can one not free up mem with DOS 5.0
and a 286 with 1 meg??

Please mail responses..thank you!