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From: thorh@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Thor Hallen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: QEMM 5.1 and MS Windows 3.0
Summary: Purpose of QEMM 5.1 release
Message-ID: <8173@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 90 07:32:00 GMT
References: <1990Sep25.023816.16260@world.std.com>
Distribution: comp.os.msdos.apps
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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In article <1990Sep25.023816.16260@world.std.com>, jim@world.std.com (James D. McNamara) writes:
> The October 1990 issue of ``PC World'' announced that Quarterdeck
> Systems is releasing Version 5.1 of their QEMM memory manager.  The
> new version claims full compatibility with MS Windows 3.0.
> 
> Quarterdeck points out -- when asked *why* QEMM is needed if a PC is
> running Windows -- that QEMM can move drivers to expanded memory,
> whereas Windows inherently can not.
> -- 
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	With a few exceptions, QEMM 5.11 performs as advertised. Namely,
you can load your TSR's and drivers into high DOS memory (>640k) and be
able to run 386 enhanced mode. Version 5.0 allowed only real mode. We
have found it necessary to use the "NOSORT" switch on the installation
command line to prevent crashing and file corruption when exiting
windows. This is not discussed in the documentation. This is a minor
flaw when you consider that it provides EMS, XMS, HMA and ROM mapping
while using less memory overhead than HIMEM.SYS.

						Thor Hallen
						Tektronix, Inc.