Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!purdue!i.cc.purdue.edu!j.cc.purdue.edu!pur-ee!iuvax!isrnix!frank
From: frank@isrnix.UUCP (Frank Burleigh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Extended Memory (and 80286)
Message-ID: <890@isrnix.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 88 03:20:48 GMT
References: <4710@bcsaic.UUCP> <6853@j.cc.purdue.edu> <1119@maccs.UUCP> <943@ima.ISC.COM> <4704@teddy.UUCP>
Reply-To: frank@isrnix.UUCP (Frank Burleigh)
Distribution: na
Organization: Institute for Social Research (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lines: 15
Keywords: ps2 model 30
Summary: extended/expanded memory and os/2 (was ext. mem in mod 30)

In article <4704@teddy.UUCP> jpn@teddy.UUCP (John P. Nelson) writes:
>>Confused? Wait until someone tries to explain how this fits with OS/2.
>
>Actually, that's pretty easy.  OS/2 uses protected mode, and extended memory.
>OS/2 doesn't (cannot?) use expanded memory at all.  Sorry, folks.
>
os/2's address space obviates the whole notion of extended memory, as
you say.  applications in the dos compatibility window should still be
able to utilize expanded memory as implemented by an ems driver.  the
last point is made "in principle."
-- 
 Frank C. Burleigh
 Institute for Social Research - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN 47405
 ihnp4!inuxc!isrnix!frank
 {pur-ee,kangaro,iuvax}!isrnix!frank