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From: hgcjr@utastro.UUCP (Harold G. Corwin Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Expanded memory simulators
Keywords: Expanded/extended memory, LIM 4.0, software
Message-ID: <3981@utastro.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 89 17:33:52 GMT
Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
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I'm currently in need of software to emulate LIM 4.0 expanded
memory in extended memory.  I have an H-P Vectra (80286) with
2.6MB, and want to run R:Base with several large databases that
I am setting up.  Expanded memory seems the best way to do this.
There are at least 6 packages on the market that would probably
work:  AboveDisk, Turbo EMS, LIM-Sim, SIM-EMS, VRAM, and LIM-EMS.
In addition, PC Magazine has just published (27 June 1989) a
program, EMS40.SYS, to do the job.  A problem with AboveDisk,
TurboEMS, and EMS40.SYS is that each needs about 70K of RAM.  I
don't know about the others.  Has anyone used any of these who
is willing to give me a short review of them, including the RAM
problem and any others that might bite me?  Many thanks!
Harold Corwin
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