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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:03:03 -0500
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- From: Joe Morris <IS480P02@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Win3.1 memory handling and EMM386.EXE
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- Date: 22 Dec 1992 14:42:43 +0000 (GMT)
- From: "Sten Westerback, Nokia Telecommunications, FINLAND"
-
- >I'll try! First of all you should have both the RAM and the NOEMS parameters
- >to enable Windows in 386Enh mode to emulate EMS memory.
-
- Isn't that counterproductive? Aren't the switches RAM and NOEMS
- opposite from each other?
-
- >The /Y= parameter is totally new for me. At least smartdrv /? doesn't tell
- >me anything about it and nighter does the Windows manual. Is that some new
- >version of smartdrv? What does it mean?
-
- It is an "undocumented feature" of Win3.1--it helps Windows locate
- the driver.
-
- >> I'm currently using to provide memory to Pdox to run in protected
- >> mode in DOS (since it doesn't under Win3.1)
-
- >If Paradox really uses protected mode you can't run it under Windows,
- >at least not in 386Enh mode.
-
- It can run in either mode depending on how I configure it.
-
- >> System: 386sx@16MHz, 4 MB RAM, 12,444 KB permanent swap file.
-
- >Then the explanation ... assuming you are using devicehigh and/or lh ...
-
- >> EMM386.EXE installed EMM386.EXE not installed
- >> -------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
- >> Win3.1 enh | 6,752 KB available | 10,688 KB available |
- >> -------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
-
- >The 256kB converted to EMS by EMM386 is taken from the physical memory leaving
- >3840 kB. According to the postings here last week the maximum virtual memory
- >would then be 3*3840 kB=11.25MB. Subracting some reserved basememory it would
- >leave about 11 MB. Near 10688kB isn't it?
-
- Uhhh, take a look at the chart again--that 10,688KB is when emm is NOT
- installed. My main point is why is there a 4MB drop! What you said
- makes a lot of sense though.
-
- >You are probably better of using the Windows EMM instead as the memory can
- >then be used by Windows when not used for EMS.
-
- For some reason I couldn't get Pdox to recognize the EMS as provided
- by Windows--that is, when it used to run under Win.
-
- >> Win3.1 std | 1,832 KB availble | 2,082 KB available |
- >> -------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
- > =======>
- > 256kB EMS freed
-
- Okay, that makes sense. Now what about enhanced mode?
-
- Joe Morris
-