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From: granoff@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com (Mark H. Granoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Sample CONFIG.SYS file for DOS 5.0, QEMM 5.1x and 4DOS
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.144218.1304@e2big.mko.dec.com>
Date: 14 Jun 91 14:42:18 GMT
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In article <1991Jun14.070037.17625@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu) writes:
>reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert) writes:
>
>>After numerous requests, here is a copy of my CONFIG.SYS.  It resulted in
>>639K free at the DOS prompt, and 577K windows in DESQview.  Improvements are
>>welcome.  I don't run Windows, only DESQview.
>
>>BUFFERS=4
>>FCBS=1
>>FILES=20
>>STACKS=0,0
>[stuff that looks real familiar deleted]

[What values are good/safe values?]

According to the DOS 5 Users Guide, if I remember correctly and read it right,
its not until you have (4 or) 5 or more BUFFERs that you start chewing up "more
memory than normal" (my quotes, not MS's).  FCBS=1 seems to be an "in case I
run an old program that needs one" sort of setting.  FILES=20 is pretty
standard, and STACKS=0,0 saved me 2k, but I'm not entirely sure of the
ramifications of this STACKS setting.

What values are "good" and/or "safe" will depend on what programs you run, and
how they operate.  Personally, I don't have an FCBS line in my config.sys, my
FILES= is 20 I think, and I believe my BUFFERS are higher than 8, but I can't
remember.  (PC's at home).

My 2 cents.
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