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From: richardh@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Richard Hancock)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Memory above 640K being redundant (or something like that)
Message-ID: <37390005@hpopd.pwd.hp.com>
Date: 18 Mar 91 15:38:44 GMT
References: <1991Mar13.231856.4307@Solbourne.COM>
Organization: The Vicuna Backlash
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Re: "reserved memory".

80286s upwards can address 1MB (1MB+64K-16 if address line A20 is enabled) of
memory in real mode. However, DOS apps can only easily use the first 640K.

Richard.