amitava@ei.ecn.purdue.edu (Amitava Das) (06/11/91)
can some ibmpc-guru advise me how i could configure my ibm compatible system
with 4M RAM so that i could use memory beyond 640K. i was trying to use
some application software which couldn't run because there wasn't enough
memory. i am wondering if i could expand my memory ( i already have 4M
installed, but they are 'extended memory') so that i could run several
application programs at the same time? do i need a memory manager or
i can do that with dos. i have 80386 33MHz system with 4.01 DOS.
thanks a lot.
amitava@ecn.purdue.edu)) (06/11/91)
In article <1991Jun10.204056.11304@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> amitava@ei.ecn.purdue.edu (Amitava Das) writes: >can some ibmpc-guru advise me how i could configure my ibm compatible system >with 4M RAM so that i could use memory beyond 640K. i was trying to use >some application software which couldn't run because there wasn't enough >memory. i am wondering if i could expand my memory ( i already have 4M >installed, but they are 'extended memory') so that i could run several >application programs at the same time? do i need a memory manager or >i can do that with dos. i have 80386 33MHz system with 4.01 DOS. > > thanks a lot. > > amitava@ecn.purdue.edu ME TOO!! I am in the exact same situation. I just bought my computer last week and this week I intend to try to use the software ABOVE 386 to put all my device drivers as high in memory as possible. If anyone has advice on this method or others, could you inform me as well? Thanks Terence -- Terence Spielman ___ __ spielman@eniac.seas.upenn.edu o/ --KIYAP!! | \/ \ \_/__] ,',',',',',',','`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'` /|___ | \/ o /''''......,' "A good education can never hurt <, | \\/ \,,,,......, an active imagination."---Says Me
pgy@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Peter Yule) (06/13/91)
As far as I am aware, memory managers such as Quarterdeck's QEMM386 and Microsoft's EMM386.SYS (bundled with Windows 3 and now DOS 5, I believe) allow extended memory to be used as expanded memory. Quarterdeck also do a utility called QRAM which allows device drivers etc to be loaded high, in address space between 640KB and 1MB. You don't need to get the Quarterdeck offerings, though, since there is a shareware equivalent called vram/386 (I think) and hram. -- Peter Yule Phone: +44 31 668 4511 | University of Edinburgh UUCP: ...!uunet!mcvax!ukc!its63b!cogsci!pgy | Human Communication Research ARPA: pgy%cogsci.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk | Centre, 2 Buccleuch Place JANET: pgy@uk.ac.ed.cogsci | Edinburgh EH8 9LW Scotland
gale@virtech.uucp (Gale A. Botwick) (06/14/91)
spielman@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Terence Spielman (WOW!)) writes: >In article <1991Jun10.204056.11304@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> amitava@ei.ecn.purdue.edu (Amitava Das) writes: >>can some ibmpc-guru advise me how i could configure my ibm compatible system >>with 4M RAM so that i could use memory beyond 640K. i was trying to use >>some application software which couldn't run because there wasn't enough >>memory. i am wondering if i could expand my memory ( i already have 4M >>installed, but they are 'extended memory') so that i could run several >>application programs at the same time? do i need a memory manager or >>i can do that with dos. i have 80386 33MHz system with 4.01 DOS. >> >> thanks a lot. >> >> amitava@ecn.purdue.edu >ME TOO!! I am in the exact same situation. I just bought my computer last >week and this week I intend to try to use the software ABOVE 386 to put >all my device drivers as high in memory as possible. If anyone has advice >on this method or others, could you inform me as well? Thanks >Terence >> You need to purchase or pirate a copy of QEMM-386 by Quarterdeck which >> will transform extended memory into expanded memory. It also will load >> device drivers, TSRs, and DOS resources into high memory. Many people >> have additional RAM on their PCs and can't use it because they don't >> have the software necessary to manage it... >> maker >-- >Terence Spielman ___ __ spielman@eniac.seas.upenn.edu > o/ --KIYAP!! | \/ \ \_/__] ,',',',',',',','`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'` >/|___ | \/ o /''''......,' "A good education can never hurt > <, | \\/ \,,,,......, an active imagination."---Says Me -- Gale A. Botwick Software Engineering Resources, Inc. uunet!virtech!gale (703)830-5034