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From: mat@emcard.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP Vectra PC/AT compatibility
Message-ID: <8205@emcard.UUCP>
Date: 25 Sep 90 17:56:55 GMT
References: <955@bbt.UUCP> <560001@hplisa.HP.COM> <Sep.24.22.22.59.1990.9283@aramis.rutgers.edu>
Reply-To: mat@emcard.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
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In article <Sep.24.22.22.59.1990.9283@aramis.rutgers.edu> ostroff@aramis.rutgers.edu (Jack H. Ostroff) writes:
>Regarding how IBM compatible Vectras - I have found two programs which
> The other was the QEMM enhanced memory manager, which seemed to have
>trouble with the 4K enhanced BIOS immediately below the 1Meg mark.
>(Yes - Vectras give you 636K, not 640K.)

You can easily disable the enhanced bios with the setup menu.
you type "yada" at the menu and another menu appears that allows you
to disable the bios.

(sorry if "yada" isn't exactly the right word, it's been a while since
I disabled by bios)

Mat



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