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- NOTE FOR CURRENT USERS
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-
- YOU MUST DELETE "ADDMEM.COM" FIRST. THE NEW VERSION IS "ADDMEM.EXE".
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-
- INTRODUCTION
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- This file explains how to use ADDMEM.EXE. ADDMEM is a memory-resident
- utility that expands the amount of memory made available to DOS and
- DOS applications by 64k to 96K, providing up to a total of 736K of
- system RAM.
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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-
- 1. Legal Stuff.
- 2. About this program.
- 3. Hardware and Software Requirements.
- 4. Starting ADDMEM.EXE
- 5. Unloading ADDMEM.EXE
- 6. Installing ADDMEM.EXE on 639K machines, STACKER, & PS/2 systems.
- 7. Quirks, Fixes, and Troubleshooting Problems.
- 8. Who to call when you have a problem.
-
-
- 1. LEGAL STUFF.
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-
- Users of ADDMEM.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- "ADDMEM.EXE is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or
- consequential, which may result from the use of ADDMEM.EXE."
-
- ADDMEM.EXE is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
- continue to develop new products. If you find this program
- useful and find that you are using ADDMEM.EXE and continue to use
- ADDMEM.EXE after a 21 day trial period, you must make a
- registration payment of $15.00 (plus $3.00 S/H) to DSE Software
- Publishing. The $15.00 registration will license one copy for
- use by a single user on any one computer at any one time, but may
- be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as
- there is NO possibility of it being used at one location while it
- is being used at another.
-
- Commercial users of ADDMEM.EXE must register and pay for their
- copies of ADDMEM.EXE within 21 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
- contacting DSE Software Publishing.
-
- Anyone distributing ADDMEM.EXE for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact DSE Software Publishing at the address below for
- authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted
- upon request and such distributors may begin offering ADDMEM.EXE
- immediately (However DSE Software Publishing must still be
- advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the
- latest version of ADDMEM.EXE.
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of ADDMEM.EXE along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
- will receive a copy of the latest version of the ADDMEM.EXE
- system.
-
- Registration fees should be paid to:
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- DSE Software Publishing
- Post Office Box 96
- Willits, CA 95490-0096
- (707) 459-4358
-
- Microsoft(R) and MS-DOS(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks
- belonging to Microsoft Corporation. IBM(R) and PC-DOS(R) are
- registered trademarks belonging to International Business
- Machines. TesSeRact(tm) is a trademark of Innovative Data
- Concepts. GEnie(SM) is a registered service mark belonging to
- GEnie Information Services. QEMM(R) is a registered trademark
- belonging to QuarterDeck Office Systems. 386MAX(R) is a
- registered trademark belonging to Qualitas. DR-DOS is a
- registered trademark belonging to Digital Research. Other product
- names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
- holders.
-
-
- 2. ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
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-
- Are you tired of running short on memory? Well, you just found a
- good solution.
-
- ADDMEM.EXE is a memory resident utility (TSR) that temporarily
- modifies certain aspects of your computer hardware and software to
- simulate up to an additional 96K of memory. Poof! Suddenly, your
- 640K system will have up to 736K of RAM.
-
- The memory that ADDMEM.EXE provides is NOT "extended" or
- "expanded" memory. This is REAL memory that any program can
- access. You don't have to do anything special to access it. Once
- loaded, the program tells DOS that you have more memory. It's
- that simple. Your programs will automatically recognize and use
- the new memory just as if it had always been there.
-
- Don't worry, this program doesn't do anything "dangerous" or
- permanent. In fact, your EGA/VGA video card is specifically made
- to do the things this program does. When you re-boot your
- computer (or remove the TSR) you will have your old 640K system
- back.
-
-
- 3. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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-
- o An IBM(R) PC/XT/AT/386/486 or true "compatible" running
- MS-DOS(R) or PC-DOS(R) 3.0 or later.
-
- o At least 640K System Memory (no less).
-
- o EGA/VGA Video Adaptor with at least 128K Video RAM.
-
- o One floppy disk drive or hard drive (of course).
-
- o NOT compatible with Digital Research's EMM386.SYS.
-
-
- 4. STARTING ADDMEM.EXE
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-
- Load ADDMEM, at the DOS command line simply by typing:
-
- ADDMEM <= And press <CR>
-
- Memory Usage - ADDMEM provides an additional 96K of system memory
- but requires 5K of memory for it's own use.
-
- If you have the "evaluation version" of ADDMEM, several colorful
- information screens will be displayed, and you will then be
- prompted to enter a displayed startup code. Once entered and
- validated, further operation is the same as the registered
- version.
-
- When successfully loaded, ADDMEM will display a message indicating
- so, and how much memory was added. Any other message indicates an
- error and an appropriate error message will be displayed. If you
- don't understand what the error message means, give us a call.
-
- Whenever resident, ADDMEM will add either 64K or 96K of RAM. If
- only 64K is added, then you probably have HIGH memory mapped into
- the memory area between B000-B7FF. If you would rather have 96K
- of memory, consult the "Troubleshooting" section below for the
- "VIDEO MEMORY ALREADY HAS HIGH MEMORY MAPPED INTO IT" topic.
-
- ADDMEM is a TEXT ONLY program. Whenever ADDMEM is resident you
- must never attempt to switch into any graphics mode.
- Additionally, if you run any program that later attempts to switch
- into a graphics mode, you will be promptly greeted with a message
- that reads:
-
- ┌───────────────────────────┐
- │ ILLEGAL VIDEO MODE CHANGE │
- │ PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT │
- └───────────────────────────┘
-
- When you get this message, it's all over. All you can do is press
- a key to watch your computer automatically re-boot. If you do
- need to run a graphics program, simply unload ADDMEM as described
- in the next section.
-
- WARNING: You should never attempt to load ADDMEM.EXE into "High"
- memory using "LOADHIGH". ADDMEM's proper operation depends that
- it is resident in conventional memory and that it is never swapped
- out.
-
-
- 5. UNLOADING ADDMEM.EXE FROM MEMORY
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-
- To unload ADDMEM, at the DOS command line simply by typing:
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- ADDMEM REMOVE <= And press <CR>
-
- For proper unloading, no other memory resident utility (TSR) must
- have been loaded after ADDMEM.EXE was loaded. If so, please
- remove all other TSR's before unloading ADDMEM.
-
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- 6. INSTALLING ADDMEM.EXE ON 639K SYSTEMS, PS/2 SYSTEMS, AND STACKER.
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-
- Various hardware adaptors reserve the top 1K of the 640K memory
- area as a scratch buffer. ADDMEM attempts to identify these
- systems and alert you to load PLUS1K.SYS.
-
- PLUS1K.SYS is a device driver that attempts to recover the top 1K
- of memory by mapping the 1K buffer to lower memory. At this time,
- PLUS1K.SYS will work with most hardware-based disk compressors,
- IBM PS/2 systems, and a couple of buggy BIOS's.
-
- To install it, copy the file "PLUS1K.SYS" to the root directory on
- your boot disk or hard disk drive C:. Then, using any text
- editor, place this text of code at the FIRST line in your
- CONFIG.SYS file:
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- DEVICE=PLUS1K.SYS
-
- WARNING: WHEN INSTALLING ANY DEVICE DRIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU
- SHOULD ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BOOT DISK THAT USE CAN USE OF THE
- DRIVER DOES NOT WORK.
-
- NOTE: IF "PLUS1K.SYS" DOES NOT RECOGNIZE OR FIX YOUR PARTICULAR
- PROBLEM OR YOU NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT DSE TECHNICAL
- SUPPORT AND WE WILL TRY TO DESIGN A CUSTOM DRIVER FOR YOU.
-
-
- 7. TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS
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- SYSTEM LOCKUP
- =============
-
- We have had reports of ADDMEM locking up for no apparent reason.
- If this happens, nine times out of ten it is caused by some
- incompatibility with something in your CONFIG.SYS file. And with
- those problems, most time the file is not actually needed. Try
- shuffling and removing various parameters. When you locate the
- problem area, give DSE Technical Support a call and we will try
- our best to help you. We have already help people by creating
- custom device drivers (at no extra charge) to counteract several
- problem(s).
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-
- PC-TOOLS
- ========
-
- The newest version of PC-Tools incorporates a "graphics" cursor
- for its mouse operation. Even when switching off the graphics
- mouse, PC-Tools still hangs. We have no suggestions at the
- moment.
-
-
- LANDMARK SPEED TEST
- ===================
-
- For an unknown reason, ADDMEM causes the "Landmark Speed Test" to
- show an incorrect speed. Every other benchmark program shows
- little or no speed change (and there shouldn't be) but "Landmark"
- does. Hmmmm. Figure that one out.
-
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- EGA "AUTOSWITCHING" PROBLEMS
- ============================
-
- When using ADDMEM with video cards that have "AUTOSWITCHING"
- capabilities, you should always turn this feature OFF. From our
- own experiences with various software packages, auto-switching is
- a useless feature that should never been included. With some of
- our older EGA systems, the card would randomly change modes and
- corrupt ADDMEM.EXE. If you need help with this, please call.
-
-
- VIDEO MEMORY ALREADY HAS EXPANDED OR HIGH MEMORY MAPPED INTO IT.
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-
- Expanded memory managers (EMS) require a 64K block of memory to
- perform their operations. These errors mean that your manager is
- using the same block of memory that ADDMEM.EXE wants to use
- (specifically addresses between A000-BFFF).
-
- If you have a hardware EMM, please consult your hardware
- documentation for correcting information. For software emulators,
- correcting informations is as follows:
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- Microsoft EMM386.EXE or QuarterDeck QEMM.SYS:
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- In CONFIG.SYS, modify the "DEVICE=EMM386.EXE" or
- "DEVICE=QEMM.SYS" statement to include the additional
- parameter:
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- X=A000-BFFF
-
- Examples could be:
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- DEVICE=EMM386.EXE X=A000-BFFF RAM
- DEVICE=QEMM.SYS X=A000-BFFF RAM
-
- Qualitas 386MAX.EXE:
-
- Locate and add the following line to the file called
- 386MAX.PRO:
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- EXCLUDE=A000-BFFF
-
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- INVALID CODE: PLEASE RESTART AND ENTER CORRECT STARTUP CODE
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-
- This means that you have a ShareWare Evaluation copy and you did
- not enter the proper code when asked. Run the program and try it
- again.
-
- NOTE: Registered versions of ADDMEM.EXE do NOT display all the
- color screens and do not require you to enter a "Startup Code".
-
-
- UNKNOWN ERROR: PLEASE CONTACT DSE CUSTOMER SUPPORT
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-
- This is the error that should NEVER happen. if it does, please
- call us.
-
-
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- 8. WHO TO CALL WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
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-
- Users of ADDMEM.EXE are offered almost unlimited support. Listed
- in order of preference, customer support is offered in the
- following ways:
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- o GE-Mail (GEnie) messages can be addressed to "DSE.SOFTWARE".
- 2 to 24 hour response time.
-
- o Voice support is available Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM to
- 5:00 PM (Pacific) at (707) 459-4358.
-
- o US Mail is by far the slowest (allow 1 to 3 weeks) but may be
- addressed to:
-
- DSE Software Publishing
- Post Office Box 96
- Willits, CA 95490-0096
-
- o ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR YOUR REPLY.
-
- Enclose (or have available) the following information:
-
- a). Product's serial number, and release number.
- b). Registered user's full name.
- c). Registered user's full address.
-
- If you are having technical problems, also have available a
- complete description of your computer configuration, including
- Brand of computer, DOS version, TSRs or Device Drivers loaded,
- Amount of memory, add-on boards, Monitor and adaptor card
- installed.
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