[comp.os.msdos.apps] Multi-task on 286 with Backfill

bal7745@venus.tamu.edu (LOCHRIDGE, BRETT ASHLEY) (04/14/91)

I understand about backfilling conventional memory with expanded memory,
leaving only  a bare minimum of conventional.  My question is that when I am
left with only 256k of conventional, do I have to continue to use DesqView
to run ALL Dos programs or does that expanded memory emulate conventional
memory with respect to DOS (that is, will I still have 640k available under
DOS)?

Brett
BAL7745@VENUS.TAMU.EDU

dcc@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Daniel Creswell) (04/16/91)

The whole point of back-filling is to replace some of the memory below 640K.
Therefore the answer is that you should still have 640K of conventional memory
if you've done everything right!

Regards,
	Dan.