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From: jeffd@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Jeff Denenberg)
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Subject: Re: MS Windows Questions:  Extra memory and documentation.
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Date: Thu, 17-Jul-86 09:45:22 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 17 09:45:22 1986
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> The Humanities Computing Project at Duke has just purchased the 
> MS Windows Development System, and I am now vacilating between 
> sheer admiration of the nifty programs included with Windows and 
> sheer panic over the documentation (or lack thereof) regarding 
> technical aspects of Windows and DOS.  I would welcome any words 
> of wisdom and warning from other Windows users (via mail please), 
> but am especially plagued with three questions. 
> 
> 1.  Extended/expanded memory
> 
> We purchased a 2MB Rampage memory board to give Windows plenty of 
> RAM.   Unfortunately Windows seems to recognize neither extended 
> memory, expanded memory, nor any combination of the two.  I have 
> found nothing in the development system documentation that covers 
> the issue of memory > 640K.  How do I make Windows look for the 
> extra memory?
> 
> 2.  Documentation
> 
> I acknowledge that I am presumptious to ask this question, having 
> spent only about a day in the manuals.  Nonetheless, my first 
> instinct was to look for technical details on how Windows works 
> with DOS and the hardware (memory, peripherals, etc).  I have 
> found no such discussion.  Are my questions answered in bits and 
> pieces throughout the manuals?  Have I overlooked something?  Is 
> there another document that deals with these issues?  Am I simply 
> a spoiled hacker asking questions I ought not?  I would like to 
> continue about the documentation, but will wait until my opinions 
> reflect more experience.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Jeffrey William Gillette                uucp:    duke!phs!lisa
> Duke University                         bitnet:  DYBBUK at TUCCVM
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jeffrey William Gillette	uucp:  mcnc!duke!phys!lisa
> The Divinity School		bitnet: DYBBUK @ TUCCVM
> Duke University

I can't help you on the documentation but your problem with Windows and EMS
memory is that the extra memory is only indirectly supported in Windows. I use
a THESYS FASTCARDIV EMS system ( 2Mbyte) with Windows by supplying a RAMDISK in
the EMS space as disk "d:". Windows will use this for its paging space if you
modify the win.ini file to direct TEMP to d:. One more point, note that the
VDISK program supplied with Windows only supports an INTEL ABOVE Board EMS
system. Any other EMS system must be used with its own VDISK package. Good
luck.

Jeff Denenberg                    uucp: ..decvax!ittvax!jeffd
ITT Advanced Technology Center