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From: chasm@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Using XMS driver (HIMEM) & VDISK???
Summary: Yes, the MS ramdisk works, ... sorta
Message-ID: <6478@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 18 Dec 88 17:43:03 GMT
References: <499@igor.Rational.COM>
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In article <499@igor.Rational.COM>, dsb@Rational.COM (David S. Bakin) writes:
 > I have a copy of Microsoft's XMS driver spec & disk.  (This is the
 > HIMEM driver which both allocates extended memory and lets a program
 > run in 64K of memory "above the line".)  The implementation notes
 > say that it is incompatible with IBM's VDISK.SYS driver "and other
 > drivers which use the VDISK scheme for allocating extended memory".
 > 
 > So:  What ramdisk software can I use that is compabible with HIMEM.SYS?
 > Will Microsoft's own RAMDRIVE.SYS work?

Yep, and their cache program, they do all they can to keep you from
running with any others.  That's mostly self defense since a rabid
cache program can do a fair amount of harm!

 > Thanks  -- Dave


Charles Marslett
chasm@killer.dallas.tx.us