From:	toland AT epix DOT net ("Phillip N Toland")
Subject:	Re: memory problem?
17 Nov 1996 20:37:19 -0800 :
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First, the unzipped CDK takes ~100M of disk space (ouch!), second you need
WinNT or Win95 to run the apps since they are 32-bit concole apps...I don't
think you can use DPMI since the cygwin dll uses the Win32 API, but I may
be wrong.  Sorry.

HTH
Phil
"Ook."  --the Librarian

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> From: James Wesley <lcwesley AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: memory problem?
> Date: 17 November, 1996 00:58
> 
>     well, I spent 8 hours downloading the cdk-src.zip file.  I can't 
> seem to unzip it though, every way I try, whether in dos or windows it 
> keeps coming up with out of memory messages.  I have tried swap-files, 
> and a couple other things, but none work :(.  I have windows 3.1 and 
> wonder if maybe that is the reason it won't work?  I hope you can find 
> a way to help me :). btw I have 16 megs of RAM and 50 megabytes of hard 
> drive space left (I know....that ain't too much *grin*).
> 
> Caleb
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