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Subject: Re: uncompressing
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Date: 1 Feb 91 00:49:11 GMT
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In article <1991Jan31.173750.15924@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) writes:
>
>I have "unzipped" and "unarced" fairly large files (using pkunzip.exe
>and pkunpak.exe), and I have sometimes had problem with memory.  The
>reason I point this out is that I'm doing this on an IBM XT (4.77MHz)
>with only 320k RAM (327,680 is the exact amount).  With Procomm
>running I only have 167k left!  (I just checked.)
>
You should definitely consider getting more RAM.  If your XT has a full
motherboard, a card to bump you to 640K should be cheap.  At computer
flea markets, you can get an AST 6-pak Plus for under $100.  This card'll
give you 640K, a serial port, a parallel port, a joystick port, and a clock.
Well worth it for an XT.