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From: tarquin@athena.mit.edu (Robert P Poole)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Extended memory as EMS?
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Date: 17 Jan 91 23:46:08 GMT
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I'd like to know if anyone knows of a utility that will (a) allow extended
memory to be used as EMS (expanded memory), (b) will not conflict with the
Windows HIMEM.SYS driver, (c) (optional) is shareware or PD?

Here's my situation: Generic 12 MHz AT clone, 0 wait, 2 MB memory on mother
board (1.4 Meg configured as extended memory), DOS 3.3, Windows 3.0.  I have
an EMS driver, but in order to use it, I'd have to go inside my machine and
reconfigure some dip switches to make my extra RAM into EMS.  The only reason I
would like EMS capability is that several utilities I want to use (like Qmodem
and several DOS enhancers) have the ability to use EMS, but extended memory
is not EMS so therefore I am limited.  Plus, there are some games and other
"Serious" software on the market that need EMS or they will not run (Wing
Commander, for example).  I don't want to give up running Windows in standard
(protected) mode, but I also want to be able to use software that requires EMS.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Robert P. Poole                       tarquin@athena.mit.edu
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