baileyc@tramp.colorado.edu (BAILEY CHRISTOPHER R) (03/20/91)
I have the following system: 286-16, 1MB RAM, 512K EMS RAM card, 40MB hard drive. I currently am running 4dos, but want to find out the optimal config. I use the PCKWIK Power Pak disk cache (and keyboard, screen acceleartors). At the current time I have HIMEM.SYS running, and 4dos when I first boot says XMS swapping initialized, but when I jump to DOS from Telix, it uses EMS memory instead. PCKWIK uses the rest of my extended memory for the disk cache so the EMS memory is totally free (well, Telix and some other programs use it, ie Multi-Edit and Quattro). What I'm wondering is, if I tell pckwik to only use a portion of extended memory, leaving say 80K of for anyone to use, will 4dos find it when it swaps? Also, is this the best way to set this up. I would prefer to keep like 250K of EMS for my application programs to use, preferably all I can get. Also, I'd like to find out more info on using UMB's I think they are called that 4dos talks about. The 4dos manual says it can't swap to extended memory unless you have an XMS driver loaded, but I don't -- so how can 4dos say XMS swapping initialized when it first boots??? (The manual says HIMEM isn't sufficient by itself). If I need an XMS driver, are there any public domain or shareware ones, and if not, which commericial ones are best (QRAM? -- can I buy this seperately from DESQView?). Any examples of how people have their systems set up, etc, would be much appreciated. Thanks! -- Chris Bailey :: baileyc@tramp.Colorado.EDU :: University of Colorado Boulder Ride fast! take chances! but tread lightly! "No his mind is not for rent, to any god or government" - RUSH