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From: dave@kbvan.com (Dave Van Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Memory Questions on a Tandy (yeech)
Message-ID: <158@kbvan.com>
Date: 22 Mar 91 05:57:49 GMT
References: <1991Mar20.143739.4549@nmt.edu>
Organization: Lehigh Software Systems, Wescosville, PA
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In article <1991Mar20.143739.4549@nmt.edu> wombat@nmt.edu (Lily-Rose) writes:
>Okay, another stupid question.  I am working on a Tandy 1000 that
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^(good question)
>claims to have 640K of memory.  However, when I try to run my 
>application (which requires 640K), I am told it doesn't have
>enough memory.  When I run Norton's System Info, it tells me
>that I have 112K in DOS and "other memory resident programs" 
>(which I cannot locate nor disable) and 464K available.  This
>totals 576K, which ain't 640K.  Elsewhere in SI, however, I am
>told that I have 640K of active memory.

On the 1000's, right through to the TL/2 Tandy steals video memory
from the lower 640K.  This is why you see a math problem. All is
OK.  If this is a an TL or SL you can get a 128K video memory kit
for about 50 bucks that will give you back some of the stolen lower
memory.  (Why they did that, I'll never know)


   Dave Van Allen

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