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From: pilgrim@grafted.UUCP (Mike Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: memory help
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Date: 2 May 90 15:18:30 GMT
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bezenek@plains.UUCP (Todd M. Bezenek KO0N) writes:

> 
> I own a Zenith 386 with 4 Meg of memory.  Could someone please tell
> me how to actually use all 4 Meg of my memory?
> Thank you,
> --
> Todd Michael Bezenek, KO0N
>          bezenek@plains.nodak.edu
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  First, it depends on the OS you are intending to use.  With MS-DOS, o
or DOS for the Zenith, you have a few choices.  You can configure all of it 
as expanded memory (which is tooooo slow) or extended.  I personally use 
extended, and use zcache for a 1 Meg cache, and use Vdisk for a 1Meg Ram 
Drive.  Then I copy my Batch files and some utils to the RamDrive, as well 
as setting Temp=D:\ (the ramdrive).  I am afraid I am only experienced with 
DOS... you would need a 'real' OS to honestly use your 4 MEG of RAM.  
Something like Xenix, Unix, or OS2, though I'm sure many will bite on one, 
the other, or all three.  Good luck!