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From: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 3 MB...Now what??
Keywords: expanded memory, extended memory, Desqview
Message-ID: <1974@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 10 May 89 17:02:20 GMT
Organization: Univ of Washington, Seattle
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Now that RAM prices are a bit more reasonable, I've upgraded two Zenith
Z248 AT-compatibles to 3MB each.  Now the fun begins: just how shall we
put this memory to good use?

We program using QuickBasic, Microsoft C and Fortran, Turbo Pascal and
Prolog, and have other "stuff" around like WordPerfect 5.0, Quattro, comm
packages and utilities.  Besides obvious expanded memory uses like
RAM disks and WordPerfect use, what other uses have some of you put your
"extra" memory to?  Any extended memory uses you care to share?

I keep reading about the combination of Desqview and QEMM (sp?) as one
way to put extra megabytes to work in a "multitasking" way under DOS.
Any comments on how well it works (is it worth the $$)?  Real life
experiences would be greatly appreciated!!

Of course, I can always wait until our agency recognizes the existence
of Unix <grin>...


"Moby" Dick O'Connor
Washington Department of Fisheries
Olympia, Washington  98504
Internet Mail: djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu
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DISCLAIMER:  I speak only for myself, not for the Department.  Here, anyway!
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               So long, and thanks from all the fish...