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From: srs@oasis.icl.stc.co.uk (Steve Strong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: STe memory
Keywords: STe, memory
Message-ID: <543@ozz.oasis.icl.stc.co.uk>
Date: 25 Jul 90 08:40:19 GMT
Organization: International Computers Limited, Bracknell, UK
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Hi There,

Thanks for the response about having 2.5meg of memory in an STe. The
conclusion was that if you boot with 'simmfix', then it would all be
available for use with no problems. If you boot without simmfix, the machine
will think you have 4meg available (assuming you put the two 1meg chips in
the first two slots). Obiously this could be a problem if it tries to access
the 1.5meg at the top that doesn't exist. So now I have a new question for
you - can anyone tell me how the STe uses the memory it's got - if I got
this system, I would be using simmfix on all my 'serious' disks, but things
which autoboot (games :-) wouldn't have it. Is this likely to cause a
problem?

Please reply be email, I'll summarise to the net.

Thanks

Steve