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From: barnett@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Karey Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DR DOS 5.0 and available memory
Keywords: chkdsk mem
Message-ID: <7639@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Date: 24 May 91 03:35:18 GMT
References: <1991May23.231255.6520@cbnewse.att.com>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
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In article <1991May23.231255.6520@cbnewse.att.com> langev@cbnewse.att.com (steve.j.langevin) writes:
>
>I just purchased DR DOS 5.0 and installed it on my hard disk.  I'm seeing
>what looks like some discrepancies between chkdsk and mem about how
>much memory I have available.
>
>chkdsk (and PC TOOLS) say I have ~590KB available.
>
>mem says I have ~613KB.
>
>Which one is more "accurate"??

I could be wrong, but chkdsk and PC Tools could be including the amount
of memory each uses when each runs, in determining the ~590kb available
amount.   This logic would mean that mem doesn't include the amount
of memory it uses.