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- Subject: Re: Ultima 7: help with UMA manager needed.....
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.193314.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu>
- From: cvetp036@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu
- Date: 27 Dec 92 19:33:14 PST
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- In article <1992Dec27.213825.19606@netcom.com>, primus@netcom.com (Robert keng) writes:
- >
- > Hi all:
- >
- > I found out the hard way that Ultima 7 does not work with
- > emm386.exe. I only use emm386 as an UMA manager, not for expanded memory.
- > How does that stinkin' proprietary XMS manager of theirs work? Anyone know of
- > an alternative to using a boot disk or disable emm386 (and take away my
- > valuable UMA space)? Is there an UMA manager out there that would co-exist with
- > Origin's lousy VooDoo XMS manager? Please, can someone out there help me?
-
- As far as I know, Ultima VII hates ALL memory mang. except HIMEM.SYS. Which
- really sucks as this makes the game unplayable under OS/2.
-
- BTW, Serpent Isle also uses Voodoo. Guess they haven't learn yet....
-
- The ending of SI is cool though. Better than Ultima VII.
-
- -- McD.eXodus.IST
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