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From: todd@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Todd Ogasawara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: memory driver
Message-ID: <6509@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 90 00:56:40 GMT
References: <862@gator.usl.edu> <2825@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: todd@uhccux.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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In article <2825@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> bmh@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (Brian M Hoffman) writes:
>In article <862@gator.usl.edu> pcb@gator.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs) writes:
>>Does anyone know of a pd or $< package that will turn extended into 
>>expanded and provide an EMS 4.0 interface?

>The best way to do this is to get a commercial software EMS driver.  Two good 
>packages are 386 to the Max and Qemm.  Both of these will convert your extended
>memory into expanded memory.  I use Qemm regularly and have no problems.

>I have heard that the IBM ems drivers are not very good, so I would stay away
>from them.

I'll testify to the awfulness of the EMS driver IBM provides with DOS 4.0.
I could not get it to work reliably with a number of commercial
applications. Its option syntax is also incredibly bad.

I would also advise you to stay away from Above Disc. Among other problems
it proved to be extremely slow and completely locked up when I tried it
with Quattro Pro.

On the other hand, I too highly recommend QEMM-386. I am eagerly awaiting
the latest version with Manifest...todd
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