Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.misc:1511 comp.os.msdos.programmer:4127 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!quiche!gerardis From: gerardis@cs.mcgill.ca (Tony GERARDIS) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: IBM & MS DOS 5.0 - loadhigh on ATs Message-ID: <1991Mar21.053730.4581@cs.mcgill.ca> Date: 21 Mar 91 05:37:30 GMT References: <91078.145407CES8@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: news@cs.mcgill.ca (Netnews Administrator) Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Lines: 37 In article richard@iesd.auc.dk (Richard Flamsholt S0rensen) writes: > > I've tried a beta version of the new DOS (MSDOS 500.409e I think...) >because I'd heard, that it could load device drivers and TSRs high > > I tried so (using "loadhigh "), and it didn't complain >(i.e. no "Machine too old for this trick" error message or the like), >but it didn't load anything high: a look at the memory using MAPMEM >revealed, that it had been put into low DOS memory (both device >drivers and TSRs). >[stuff deleted.....] >-- >/Richard Flamsholt >richard@iesd.auc.dk I have installed 'MSDOS 5.0 release candidate 3" and seem to have the same problem. I tried to load my mouse driver into high memory, and also didn't get an error but it was still loaded into low memory! - Fine I get more mem but thats only because the resident part of DOS is shoved into high mem. I would also like to know if anyone has any idea will microsoft be releasing different versions of smartdrv and ramdrive so that they will contain switches in order to load the driver into himem (The resident part of the driver, not the actual memory it sets aside for the cacheing etc.. purpose). In general however This version of MSDOS is a major upgrade to any previous one. So far I've been 'Punishing' it and it seems to be quite stable. There is no switching back now!!!! BTW: I'm running off a 386-20DX with 4MB, V-RAM VGA, and 105MB HD. -------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardis@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca | The sun is the same in a relative way, | but you're older | And shorter of breath and one day | closer to DEATH. -Floyd