Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews2!ajai
From: ajai@sce.carleton.ca (Ajai Sehgal)
Subject: Re: DR DOS 5.0 and available memory
Message-ID: <ajai.675096459@castor.sce.carleton.ca>
Keywords: chkdsk mem
Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca
Organization: Carleton University
References: <1991May23.231255.6520@cbnewse.att.com>
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Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 14:47:39 GMT

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"??


	Are you sure that chkdsk and PCtools aren't saying that you have
about 598K available and mem is saying you have 613000 bytes available?
Because 598K = 613000 bytes (ie 613000 / 1024 = 598.63).

	Just a shot in the dark.

Regards, Ajai.