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From: d88-eli@nada.kth.se (Erik Liljencrantz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Why 639Kb?
Keywords: RAM Memory
Message-ID: <1540@draken.nada.kth.se>
Date: 31 Aug 89 13:54:14 GMT
Reply-To: d88-eli@nada.kth.se (Erik Liljencrantz)
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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  Several (or all?) AT's and 386's I've used that's equiped with 640Kb memory
(or more) show up with 639Kb instead. Is this to allow for some protected mode
table (a GDT or LDT for example) or why do I loose 1Kb?

  Just curious,
    Erik Liljencrantz
    d88-eli@nada.kth.se