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- ID:SW Available switches for QOS products
- Quarterdeck Technical Note
- by Quarterdeck
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- The following is all the help screens from the DV 2.26, QEMM 5.0, Manfest
- and QRAM programs and utilities:
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- From QEMM.SYS:
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QEMM is an expanded memory manager for 80386 machines ║
- ║ It also give High RAM and other capabilities ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ DEVICE=QEMM.SYS [switches] ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QEMM switches: ║
- ║ ADAPTERRAM=xxxx-yyyy An adapter has RAM in the range ║
- ║ ADAPTERROM=xxxx-yyyy An adapter has ROM in the range ║
- ║ AUTO Turn on only if necessary ║
- ║ COMPAQ386S Identify this as a COMPAQ 386S ║
- ║ COMPAQEGAROM Relocate COMPAQ's video ROM ║
- ║ COMPAQHALFROM Split system ROM in half ║
- ║ COMPAQROMMEMORY Use COMPAQ memory reserved for ROM ║
- ║ DISKBUF=xx Set the size of the SCSI disk buffer ║
- ║ DMA=xx Set the size of the DMA buffer ║
- ║ DOS4 Alter EMS page ordering for DOS 4.00 ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ EXCLUDE=xxxx-yyyy Consider the range unmappable ║
- ║ EXTMEM=xxxxx Reserve xxxxxK of extended memory ║
- ║ FORCEEMS Still act like EMS even if no frame ║
- ║ FRAME=xxxx Set the page frame; xxxx=seg or NONE ║
- ║ FRAMELENGTH=x Set the page frame to be x pages ║
- ║ HANDLES=xxx Set the number of EMS handles ║
- ║ HMAMIN=xx Set the minimum size of the HMA (0-63K) ║
- ║ IGNOREA20 Don't trap the 8042 ║
- ║ INCLUDE=xxxx-yyyy Consider the range mappable ║
- ║ LOCKDMA Don't allow interrupts during DMA processing ║
- ║ MAPS=xx Set the number of alternate register sets ║
- ║ MEMORY=xxxxx Use only xxxxxK of extended memory ║
- ║ NOCOMPAQFEATURES Disable EGAROM, HALFROM, ROMMEMORY ║
- ║ NOEMS Don't be an expanded memory manager ║
- ║ NOFILL Don't fill conventional memory ║
- ║ NOHMA Don't allow access to the HMA ║
- ║ NOROM Don't map the "reboot" page of the system ROM ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ NOROMHOLES Don't find holes in the system ROM ║
- ║ NOSHADOWRAM Don't use C&T Shadow RAM ║
- ║ NOSORT Don't sort memory ║
- ║ NOTOPMEMORY Don't look for "top memory" ║
- ║ NOVIDEOFILL Don't fill into video memory ║
- ║ NOVIDEORAM Don't put RAM into video memory ║
- ║ NOXBDA Don't move the eXtended BIOS Data Area ║
- ║ NOXMS Don't be an extended memory manager ║
- ║ OLDDV DV 1.3 or 2.00 will be run ║
- ║ OFF Turn QEMM OFF ║
- ║ ON Turn QEMM ON ║
- ║ RAM[=xxxx-yyyy] Put RAM everywhere or in the range ║
- ║ ROM[=xxxx[-yyyy]] Map ROM everywhere or in the range ║
- ║ TASKS=xx Set the interrupt nesting level ║
- ║ UNUSUAL8042 The 8042 is non-standard ║
- ║ UNUSUALEXT The extended memory BIOS is non-standard ║
- ║ VIDRAMEGA Configure for EGA feature of VIDRAM ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ VIDRAMEMS Configure for EMS feature of VIDRAM ║
- ║ WATCHDOG=[0,1,2] Set the type of Watchdog timer ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- From QEMM.COM
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QEMM displays and gives some control over certain ║
- ║ functions of QEMM.SYS ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ QEMM [switches] ║
- ║ QEMM with no parameters shows SUMMARY and TYPE ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QEMM switches: ║
- ║ AUTO Put QEMM into AUTO mode ║
- ║ ON Turn QEMM on ║
- ║ OFF Turn QEMM off ║
- ║ TYPE Display QEMM type information ║
- ║ ACCESSED Display QEMM accessed information ║
- ║ ANALYSIS Cross-reference ACCESSED with TYPE ║
- ║ MEMORY Display QEMM memory usage ║
- ║ SUMMARY Display QEMM summary ║
- ║ LIST Display charts in LIST format ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ QEMM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1986-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
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- ║ MAP Display charts in MAP format ║
- ║ RESET Reset ACCESSED info to unaccessed ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- From Manifest:
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- MANIFEST [Category] [Topic] [/M] [/L] [/N] [/P] [/A] [/Bd] [/Tn] [/?]
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- Category Topic
- System [ Overview CONFIG AUTOEXEC Adapters CMOS ]
- First Meg [ Overview Programs Interrupts BIOS Data Timings ]
- Expanded [ Overview Pages Handles Timings Benchmark ]
- Extended [ Overview XMS ]
- DOS [ Overview Drivers Files Environment ]
- QEMM-386 [ Overview Type Accessed Analysis Memory ]
- Hints [ Overview Detail ]
- * = all overviews
- <Category> * = all topics in category
- * * = all information
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- Switches: M - monochrome (2 color) display
- L - EGA: 43 rows; VGA: 50 rows
- N - CGA: No sync - with snow
- P - PAUSE after each screen to console
- A - show alternate F3 screens
- Bd - specify boot drive letter
- Tn - automatically TSR (hotkey choice 1-3)
- ? - This help screen
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- From QRAM:
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- ║ QRAM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QRAM provides high RAM for use by LOADHI when ║
- ║ loaded after an EMS 4 or EEMS driver ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ DEVICE=QRAM.SYS [switches] ║
- ║ No switches means the RAM option ║
- ║ ║
- ║ QRAM switches: ║
- ║ EXCLUDE=xxxx-yyyy Don't put RAM in the range ║
- ║ FORCEEMS Still act like EMS even if no frame ║
- ║ FRAMELENGTH=x Set the page frame to be x (0-4) pages ║
- ║ HIDE=xxxx-yyyy Hide that the range is mappable ║
- ║ INCLUDE=xxxx-yyyy Put RAM or fill in the range ║
- ║ NOFILL Don't fill conventional memory ║
- ║ NOSHADOWRAM Don't use C&T Shadow RAM ║
- ║ NOVIDEOFILL Don't fill into video memory ║
- ║ NOVIDEORAM Don't put RAM into video memory ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ QRAM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ NOXBDA Don't move the eXtended BIOS Data Area ║
- ║ NOXMS Don't be an extended memory manager ║
- ║ RAM[=xxxx-yyyy] Put RAM everywhere or in the range ║
- ║ REGION:n Load into region number n ║
- ║ VIDRAMEGA Configure for EGA feature of VIDRAM ║
- ║ VIDRAMEMS Configure for EMS feature of VIDRAM ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- ║ EMS ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ EMS gives status of and control over expanded ║
- ║ memory handle functions. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ EMS [param] ║
- ║ EMS with no parameter gives EMS status ║
- ║ ║
- ║ EMS parameters: ║
- ║ CREATE name size Create a handle with the given name and size ║
- ║ CREATEFAST name size Create a handle with fast expanded memory ║
- ║ CREATESLOW name size Create a handle with slow expanded memory ║
- ║ DIR Display current handle sizes and names ║
- ║ FREE handle Free the given handle ║
- ║ LOAD handle file Load handle data from the specified file ║
- ║ RENAME handle name Change a handle's name ║
- ║ RESIZE handle size Change amount of memory allocated to a handle ║
- ║ SAVE handle file Save handle data in the specified file ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ EMS ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
- ║ ║
- ║ where: ║
- ║ name - is a handle name of up to 8 characters. The name need ║
- ║ not be quoted unless it contains blanks. ║
- ║ size - is the number of 16K pages to be allocated. If the number ║
- ║ is followed immediately by the letter 'K', it represents ║
- ║ the number of kilobytes to allocate. ║
- ║ handle - is either a 'name' as described above or a handle number ║
- ║ file - is a DOS file name ║
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- ║ LASTDRIVE ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LASTDRIV displays and increases the highest ║
- ║ DOS drive letter ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ LASTDRIV [param] ║
- ║ LASTDRIV with no parameter shows the current ║
- ║ highest drive letter ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LASTDRIV parameters ║
- ║ l Set the highest drive to letter l ║
- ║ =l Set the highest drive to letter l ║
- ║ +num Increase the number of letters by num ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- From LOADHI.COM
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- ║ LOADHI ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1988-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LOADHI loads TSRs into high RAM ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ LOADHI [switches] [prog-name [prog-switches]] ║
- ║ LOADHI with no parameters shows status ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LOADHI switches: ║
- ║ /BESTFIT Load into the block that fits best ║
- ║ /HAPPIEST Load until the program is happy ║
- ║ /REGION:n Load into region number n ║
- ║ /LARGEST[:n] Load into the nth largest block ║
- ║ /SMALLEST[:n] Load into the nth smallest block ║
- ║ /EXCLUDEREGION:n Don't load into region number n ║
- ║ /EXCLUDELARGEST[:n] Don't load into the nth largest block ║
- ║ /EXCLUDESMALLEST[:n] Don't load into the nth smallest block ║
- ║ /GETSIZE[:f] Load low and calculate size ║
- ║ Store result in file f ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ LOADHI ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1988-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ /SIZE:nnnnn Load into a block nnnnn big ║
- ║ /LABEL:abc Display a label with /GS data ║
- ║ /NOLO Don't load low ║
- ║ /LO Load low ║
- ║ /TERMINATERESIDENT TSR on exit ║
- ║ /NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ /PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ /HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ /? List all commands ║
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- From LOADHI.SYS
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- ║ LOADHI ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1988-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LOADHI loads drivers into high RAM ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ DEVICE=LOADHI.SYS [switches] driver-name [driver-switches] ║
- ║ ║
- ║ LOADHI switches: ║
- ║ /BESTFIT Load into the block that fits best ║
- ║ /HAPPIEST Load until the program is happy ║
- ║ /REGION:n Load into region number n ║
- ║ /LARGEST[:n] Load into the nth largest block ║
- ║ /SMALLEST[:n] Load into the nth smallest block ║
- ║ /EXCLUDEREGION:n Don't load into region number n ║
- ║ /EXCLUDELARGEST[:n] Don't load into the nth largest block ║
- ║ /EXCLUDESMALLEST[:n] Don't load into the nth smallest block ║
- ║ /GETSIZE[:f] Load low and calculate size ║
- ║ Store result in file f ║
- ║ /SIZE:nnnnn Load into a block nnnnn big ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ LOADHI ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1988-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ /LABEL:abc Display a label with /GS data ║
- ║ /NOLO Don't load low ║
- ║ /LO Load low ║
- ║ /NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ /PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ /HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ /? List all commands ║
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- ║ FILES ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ FILES displays and increases the maximum number of ║
- ║ DOS file handles ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ FILES [param] ║
- ║ FILES with no parameter shows the current amount ║
- ║ ║
- ║ FILES parameters ║
- ║ num Set the number of file handles ║
- ║ =num Set the number of file handles ║
- ║ +num Increase the number of file handles by num ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- ║ FCBS ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ FCBS displays and increases the number of ║
- ║ DOS FCB handles ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ FCBS [param] ║
- ║ FCBS with no parameter shows the current amount ║
- ║ ║
- ║ FCBS parameters ║
- ║ num Set the number of FCBs ║
- ║ ,num Set the number of protected FCBs ║
- ║ num1,num2 Set both FCBS and protected FCBS ║
- ║ +num Increase the number of FCBs ║
- ║ +,num Increase the number of protected FCBs ║
- ║ +num1,num2 Increase both FCBs and protected FCBs ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ FCBS ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- ║ BUFFERS ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1988-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ BUFFERS displays and increases the number of ║
- ║ DOS buffers ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ BUFFERS [param] ║
- ║ BUFFERS with no parameter shows the current amount ║
- ║ ║
- ║ BUFFERS parameters ║
- ║ num Set the number of buffers ║
- ║ =num Set the number of buffers ║
- ║ +num Increase the number of buffers by num ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- ║ VIDRAM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ VIDRAM grows conventional memory on an EGA or VGA ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ VIDRAM [switches] ║
- ║ VIDRAM with no switches displays status ║
- ║ ║
- ║ VIDRAM switches: ║
- ║ EGA Use EGA memory to turn on ║
- ║ EMS Use EMS memory to turn on (default) ║
- ║ NOCGA Inhibit EGA and CGA graphics ║
- ║ NOEGA Inhibit EGA graphics only ║
- ║ OFF Set up normal video memory with graphics ║
- ║ ON Grow memory into video region ║
- ║ OVERRIDE Allow video memory conflict ║
- ║ RESIDENT Just go resident ║
- ║ NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ VIDRAM ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989-1990 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ ? List all commands ║
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- ║ OPTIMIZE ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ OPTIMIZE calculates and analyzes the sizes of your ║
- ║ TSRs and device drivers, and the sizes of the areas ║
- ║ of high RAM, and determines the optimal way to fit ║
- ║ the programs in memory so that as much memory as ║
- ║ possible is left below 640K. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Syntax: ║
- ║ OPTIMIZE [switches] [filename] ║
- ║ OPTIMIZE with a filename processes that file ║
- ║ ║
- ║ OPTIMIZE switches: ║
- ║ /BOOT:l Specify boot drive letter ║
- ║ /PATH Add optimize path to path statements ║
- ║ /EMM:fname Specify own QEMM type driver ║
- ║ /LOADHIONLY Only modify lines which already have LOADHI ║
- ║ /NOPAUSEONERROR Don't pause on error ║
- ║ /PAUSE Pause while parsing commands ║
- ║ Press any key for next page... ║
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- ║ OPTIMIZE ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1989 ║
- ║ Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ║
- ║ ║
- ║ /HELP Display this help text ║
- ║ /? List all commands ║
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- Copyright (C) 1990 by Quarterdeck Office Systems
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