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From: pajerek@isctsse.UUCP (Don Pajerek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What's Extented memory good for??
Keywords: extended memory help
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Date: 21 Sep 89 11:15:39 GMT
References: <1989Sep18.165750.11540@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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In article <1989Sep18.165750.11540@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umhudso7@ccu.umanitoba.ca () writes:
>
>  I have a Wells American Compustar with 2 MB, most of which is called
>EXTENDED memory, so I'm told, and that it can't really be used as is.
>THEY say that it must be used only by specialized programs or with 
>LIM emulation software.  What I really want to do is use that EXTENDED
>memory as CONVENTIONAL memory.
>
>  - Wayne Hudson

ExTENded (as opposed to exPANded) memory has not been very useful
until recently.  It is now being used effectively by programs such
as Microsoft Windows/286 and Lotus 1-2-3 v3.0.

You should also be able to find some sort of software that will allow
the extended memory to emulate LIM expanded memory.



djp