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From: treed@dasys1.UUCP (Timothy Reed)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: does MKS loads COMMAND.COM? (was Let's get...)
Keywords: command shell dos mks
Message-ID: <8507@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jan 89 22:34:29 GMT
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Reply-To: treed@dasys1.UUCP (Timothy Reed)
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I'm sure that this one has an easy explanation...

Using /etc/init.exe or /bin/sh.exe as my SHELL leaves me with about 490
KB RAM free; /bin/exec'ing CHKDSK reveals about 580-600 KB free (I don't
have the exact number handy, but it does not waver) - the *same* free
space that chkdsk reports when running command.com as my default
shell.  What gives?  Here I am thinking that command.com is totally out
of the picture all these years.  

BTW - is 490 KB free a typical amount?  My enviroment is pretty lean,
though I do start PRINT up before I get my shell.

Thanks!
Timothy Reed
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