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From: chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: SCO Unix 3.2 version 2.0 upgrade?
Message-ID: <1416@chinacat.Unicom.COM>
Date: 24 Jul 90 23:01:39 GMT
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Organization: Unicom Systems Development, Austin, TX
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In article <M1JJH00.90Jul24134608@msuws2.fed.frb.gov>
    m1jjh00@fed.frb.gov (Jeffrey J. Hallman) writes:
>My question:  what does this mean?  Extended memory for UNIX?  Isn't
>extended memory a DOS concept?

An unfortunate choice of terms.  I think what they are trying to say is
that their memory support has been extended, and now up to 256Meg of main
memory can be handled.

The old version, according to the Jan 90 Configuration Guide was:

    The SCO UNIX System V operating system can use up to 16 Mbytes of
    real memory with a "standard" ISA, EISA or MCA computer.  Some
    system manufacturers are supporting up to 64 Mbytes of physical
    memory.  On some of those computers, SCO UNIX System V can make use
    of the entire 64 Mbytes.

(All along, the main memory beyond 1 Meg used by all unices has been the
so-called extended memory.)

I bet the folks who like to run emacs under X will be glad to have this
new feature (gratuitous flame bait).

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