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NORTON UTILITIES AND CLOCK.SYS
The Norton Utilities "System Information" (SI) command returns an error
message if the Above Board PS/PC CLOCK device driver is installed. To use
SI, remove the CLOCK device driver command from the CONFIG.SYS file and
restart the computer.
NOVELL
Novell makes network software that works with several different types of
network hardware. This software is compatible with Above Boards (based on
field reports and reports from Novell) with the following exceptions:
■ When using Advanced Netware 286 in a computer used only as a file
server, Above Boards must be set up for extended memory.
■ When using Netware 86, or Advanced Netware 86, and a non-dedicated
file server (a computer used as both a file server and a
workstation), expanded memory may not work.
■ I/O address or memory address conflicts between network hardware,
Above Boards, and other boards can occur. Check the listing for
the specific network card for details.
OFFICE WRITER & CLOCK.SYS
This program won't run properly with the Above Board PS/PC clock
installed. Office Writer checks for time at INT 1A; CLOCK.SYS uses INT 2.
For more information, call (608) 274-5047.
ONE RIGHT PLUS AND QUIKBUF
This software (made by Evergreen ORP) has its own print buffer and won't
work with the Above Board QUIKBUF program.
ORACLE
For Oracle to be compatible with Above Board, you need the following:
■ Oracle version 5.1A (or later)
■ SQLPME module version 1.2.1 (the version number is displayed when
SQLPME loads.
■ 640K bytes of conventional memory
■ 1.5M bytes of extended memory
Oracle's ph: (415) 598-8111.
PAGEMAKER
We have Field Reports which indicate some versions of Pagemaker work best
when the EMM Page Frame is limited to 4 pages for this application. This
can be done by using EXPF= or EXPL= parameters with EMM 4.0 rev C or
later.
PARADOX 2.0 AND EXPANDED MEMORY
The Information below was given from a Borland representative.
(Q) How does Paradox 2.0 use expanded RAM and/or extended RAM?
(A) Paradox 2.0 supports expanded memory, both the EMS and EEMS standards.
However, extended memory is NOT supported. An example of EMS is the Intel
AB and an example on EEMS is the AST Rampage. Expanded memory is allocated
as follows:
a. EMS-A maximum of 48K is allocated to the Virtual Memory
Manager.
EEMS- A maximum of 208K is allocated to the VMM.
b. If still more expanded memory is available, Paradox will
allocate 75% to the disk cache and 25% to temporary storage.
You may change these ratios if you wish using the Custom script.
Note: Paradox 386 is also available. This product will access up to 16
MB of extended memory on a 386 machine.
PARADOX 3.0
Directly from a Paradox 3.0 readme file:
Paradox 3.0 supports EMS version 4.0. If you find that this conflicts
with your EMS driver, you can invoke Paradox 3.01 with a command line
option that uses EMS ver 3.02 instead: PARADOX3 -EMS3
"PC TO MAC AND BACK" AND CLOCK.SYS
PC to Mac and Back is a program that runs on an IBM PC or compatible and
allows you to communicate with a Macintosh computer through a serial port.
In a computer with an Above Board PS/PC, PC to Mac and Back won't work if
the Above Board's clock is active. Remove the CLOCK.SYS device driver or
switch off the clock.
PLAN PERFECT
In order to get Plan Perfect (it works with Word Perfect) to actually USE
expanded memory, you have to add a /W parameter with the number of kBytes
of expanded memory to the PL command line. For example, PL /W-256 if you
have 256K of expanded memory.
General Notes: Plan Perfect is made by the Word Perfect Corporation. Plan
Perfect uses expanded memory for data storage, RAM disk, code
swapping(paging). For more information on this product contact Word
Perfect (their United States Information number is PH: 801-225-5000).
POPDROP
This program is shipped with Intel's Above Board software to ensure
compatibility. Apparently, it requires an EMS page frame larger than 64K
which is only possible with an Above Board Plus, Plus 8, or upgraded Above
Board 286.
PRINTWORKS AND QUIKBUF
This program uses Shift-PrtSc as its hot key combination, so it conflicts
with the Above Board's QUIKBUF pop-up menu.
PRODIGY
(Field report) A customer reports Intel's CLOCK.SYS program for the Above
Board PS interferes with Prodigy.
NOTE: The public domain program ABCLOCK.EXE is available to modem
users from Intel's BBS or to anyone from Customer Support.
You can use ABCLOCK.EXE in place of CLOCK.SYS to eliminate
the conflict with Prodigy.
QUARTERDECK (QEMM, QEXT, QRAM)
QEMM
This is QuarterDeck's 80386 control program. It's compatible with Above
Boards providing extended memory. Like all 80386 control programs, it can
produce protected mode instruction "exception errors".
Quarterdeck's manuals go through detailed descriptions of the errors and
what to do to get around them, generally they are not due to memory
problems, but check for system wait states (need the IBM Compatible 1 wait
state), check that the bus speed matches what the Above Board or Matched
Memory Classic are set for (most i386CPU- and i486CPU-based computers
operate an 8MHz data bus speed), and check for overlapping extended
memory.
QEMM is the fastest of the 80386 control programs Intel has tested. It
provides Loadhi capabilities, backfills conventional memory up to 736K
bytes, caches ROMs into RAM, swaps fast memory for slow, and has virtually
every other feature of ILIM or 386^MAX.
QEXT.SYS
QEXT.SYS is a driver similar to HIMEM.SYS that allows DESQview to convert
the bottom 64K bytes of extended memory into conventional memory that
DESQview can use. (QEXT.SYS uses an anomaly in the 80286 chip to obtain
the extra memory). It is compatible with Above Boards providing extended
memory. QEXT is unnecessary when using QEMM.
QRAM
QRAM is a "memory enhancer" for 8088/8086 or 80286-based computers which
have an EMS 4.0 compatible memory board such as the Above Board ISA, Plus,
or Plus 8. It requires an EMS page frame larger than 4 pages (4 pages =
64Kb). QRAM takes over EMS pages beyond the required 4 pages and converts
them to "high memory". Quarterdeck's LOADHI program can then load device
drivers and memory resident programs into high memory, leaving more
conventional memory free for other programs. You can instruct QRAM to use
the entire page frame if you do not have any applications that require
expanded memory.
Tech Notes:
Quarterdeck's QRAM v2.0 in the IBM PS/2 Model 30 requires the NOXBDA
parameter on the QRAM.SYS device driver line in the CONFIG.SYS file.
NOXBDA stands for No Extended BIOS Data Area. If the NOXBDA parameter is
not present, QRAM will attempt to relocate it resulting in system lockup.
MOVE'EM from Qualitas may have a similar command.
QRAM COMPATIBILITY WITH ABOVE BOARDS
The Above Board Plus and Above Board Plus 8 are completely compatible.
Other installed options, such as VGA boards or network boards, may limit
the number of extra pages in the EMS page frame.
NOTE: The QRAM manual contains an error about the Above
Board upgrade kit. The Above Board Plus does not need to be
upgraded to allow QRAM to function; the Above Board 286 does.
To upgrade an Above Board 286, call (800) 356-3071 and order
the "Above Board Upgrade Kit". The cost of the kit is $99
(US.).
Any Above Boards which have switches, (Above Board PC, PS/PC, AT, PS/AT),
have LIMITED compatibility. Since these boards do not support page frames
larger than 4 pages (64Kb), QRAM must be instructed to use the entire page
frame for high memory. This will prevent other programs from accessing
expanded memory. Some Above Board AT and PS/AT users may find it
acceptable to set the Above Board for 512Kb expanded and the remaining
memory as extended, then have QRAM use the entire page frame as high
memory.
READY! AND EMM
Ready! is a memory resident outlining program that uses 3K bytes of
conventional memory and 160K bytes of expanded memory (if expanded memory
is present).
(Field report) Users report Ready! won't load in IBM PC compatibles
running faster than 4.77 MHz (with or without expanded memory).
RESEARCHER BY PRICE-WATERHOUSE
(Field report) One user was instructed by Price-Waterhouse to disable
EMM.SYS in order to run this program. The computer would lock up when
this program was run with EMM.SYS installed. However, this user had DOS
4.0 and was using the BUFFERS command with /X parameter. Another possible
solution may be to remove the /X parameter from the BUFFERS command line
in the CONFIG.SYS file.
RIO
This sophisticated paint program uses the AT&T Targa card and requires
expanded memory. AT&T Graphics Software Labs makes Rio.
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End of file Intel FaxBack # 1150 December 2,1992