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From: Howard.Spindel@p8.f14.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Howard Spindel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 memory - use as expanded?
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Date: 12 Sep 89 15:14:09 GMT
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> From: tony@jassys.UUCP (Tony Holden)
> Date: 10 Sep 89 01:13:37 GMT
> Organization: HSC CO., Ft. Worth, Tx.
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> 
> My bosses are about to purchase a Intel Inboard 386 with 2
> meg on it.
> I know that this is extended memory when used for Unix or
> Xenix.  But
> they are going to use this as a DOS machine runnning
> Ventura.
> 
> They are getting 2 meg so Ventura can use they extra memory.
> Ventura
> needs expanded memory, not extended.  Can the Inboard be
> configured as
> expanded memory instead of extended?
> 
> I'm not a DOS guru as you might be able to tell.  I'm just
> trying to
> prevent them from making a mistake.
If the board cannot be configured for expanded memory you can always
use a product like 386Max (from Qualitas) or QEMM (from QuarterDeck)
that uses the address mapping features of the 386 chip to convert
extended memory to look like expanded.  Works very well.


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