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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 10:01:45 CST
- Reply-To: "R. Snyder" <rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM>
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- From: "R. Snyder" <rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM>
- Subject: Re: dos 5.0 & SAS 6.0.4
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- In-Reply-To: <199301061539.AA20047@lobby.ti.com>; from "Jeff Davis" at Jan 6,
- 93 10:31 am
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- SUBJECT: DOS 5.0 and PC SAS 6.04
- SUMMARY: DOS 5.0 will add some conventional memory. More Expanded is better.
- REL/PLTF: 6.07/HP300
- E-ADDR: rsnyder@lobby.ti.com
- NAME: Bob Snyder
- COMPANY: Texas Instruments, Sherman, TX
- PHONE: (903) 868-5799
- FAX: (903) 868-7240
- >
- > I was wondering, does anyone know (in short form) any advantages/
- > disadvantages of using DOS 5.0 as opposed to DOS 3.3. Basically
- > should I upgrade and why ( not just upgrade for upgrade sake )?
- > Also what is the maximum amount of expanded memory I can access using
- > SAS 6.04.
- > I have a 286 machine, with 2 Mb expanded memory ( I'm thinking of getting
- > more memory ), and a math coprocessor. Getting a new machine is not
- > a realistic option.
- >
- > Tanks
- > Jeff
- >
- Jeff,
-
- I use DOS 5.0 with SAS 6.04 on 386 and 486 machines where it offers many
- advantages. As far as an AT is concerned the only DOS 5.0 advantage that I
- know of is the ability to relocate much of the DOS Kernal to the first 64K
- of extended memory. This alone is probably worth it.
-
- I don't know of any limits to SAS's use of expanded memory if the -ems all
- option is in your config.sas file. I give SAS 10M of expanded memory on my
- 486 and it seems to use it all just fine.
-
- Regards,
- Bob
-