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- XMSSIZE 1.00 User Document
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- Copyright (c) 1996 Marko Kohtala
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- This program modifies HIMEM.SYS versions 3.09 and later XMS handle table
- to contain free memory up to the Kbytes given as parameter. This program
- is useful for example if HIMEM.SYS can not determine the amount of
- extended memory beyond 64M.
-
- Notice that some versions of MEM only report up to 65535 Kbytes of free
- XMS memory even if there is more. You do not need this program if MEM
- still reports 65535 Kbytes free XMS after you have allocated some (for
- example to SRDISK XMS disk or SMARDRV cache).
-
- Also, newer HIMEM.SYS might have an option for this same purpose. If one
- is available, use it instead of this program.
-
- This program is freeware. Copyright (C) 1996 Marko Kohtala. THERE IS NO
- GUARANTEES WHATSOVER THAT THIS PROGRAM WORKS IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY. IT
- MAY DESTROY ALL YOUR DATA, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND YOUR LIFE DISPITE MY
- BEST ATTEMPTS TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. TEST IT WITH
- EQUIPMENT AND DATA YOU ARE PREPARED TO LOSE.
-
- To use this program from CONFIG.SYS, you can say one of:
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- DEVICE=XMSSIZE.EXE <Kbytes>
- or
- INSTALL=XMSSIZE.EXE <Kbytes>
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- The difference is the time when this program is run. INSTALL installs
- programs after all device drivers are installed. Therefore you have to
- use the DEVICE= if your device driver wants to allocate XMS.
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- You can also have line "XMSSIZE <Kbytes>" in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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- Whichever way you do it, XMSSIZE does _not_ stay resident consuming your
- memory. The only difference is the time the program is run.
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- <Kbytes> is the amount of memory that you have, not the amount of XMS
- memory that you want to have. XMSSIZE modifies the last free block of
- memory to end at that address.
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- Authors contacts:
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- Email: Marko.Kohtala@hut.fi, Marko.Kohtala@ntc.nokia.com,
- Marko.Kohtala@compart.fi
- Surface mail:
- Marko Kohtala
- PL 115
- FIN-01451 Vantaa
- FINLAND
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