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From: bobn@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Bob Nathanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PC-NFS with CADD(Size Problem)
Keywords: PC-NFS,CADD
Message-ID: <4351@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM>
Date: 13 Jun 89 20:32:37 GMT
References: <17258@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>
Reply-To: bobn@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Bob Nathanson)
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <17258@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> ted@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Ted Mueller) writes:
>
>HELP: We have several PC's running a Computer Visions CADD package and
>would like to put the machines on our file server.  We did a "try before
>you buy" exercise by trying to bring PC-NFS and the Cadd software up at
>the same time. As we suspected the CADD will not run for lack of memory
>that PC-NFS has gobbled up.  We have inquiries to Computer Vision ans SUN
>on ways to put both programs on a diet but just in case they are no help
>has anyone solved the problem of BIG application programs running with
>PC-NFS??

Using memory hog programs with PC-NFS is a general problem with CAD, database 
and other large applications.  THERE IS A SOLUTION on 386 machines.

There are two programs that will load PC-NFS (or other drivers for networks,
mice, etc) into reserved memory (between 640K and 1M) on 386 machines with
extended memory.

1. 386totheMax by Qualitas - Professional version includes 386load
2. QEMM - by Quarterdeck

Getting the products configured is sometimes a little tricky but they
both work well.  (we have over 20 machines using 386Max)

You can run your network, mice, and some TSR's and still have over 580K 
free memory.

Hope this helps-

Robert Nathanson
Tektronix CAE Support
(503)627-3066