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Date: | Thu, 28 Jul 94 14:57:03 -0400 |
From: | dj AT ctron DOT com (DJ Delorie) |
To: | Martin DOT Haltmayer AT Uni-Augsburg DOT DE |
Cc: | djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu, sasbnb AT unx DOT sas DOT com |
Subject: | Re: DOS 6.2 and windows memory. |
> I've heard something about ISA bus systems not supporting more than > 16 MB without workarounds... Fortunately, the memory isn't on the ISA bus, so that's not a problem. However, the BIOS call that tells you how much memory is in the system uses a 16-bit return register, limiting you to 65536 Kb. Memory-mapped peripherals on the ISA bus are limited to the 16M address space. VESA local-bus vga cards are not.
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