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From: dan AT phascolarctid DOT rebellion DOT co DOT uk (Daniel J Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DPMI call 0x50b -- get memory info
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 20:56:24 GMT
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On Tue, 27 May 1997 13:34: 2, Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu> wrote:
>>  Alternatively, is there a better way to get memory usage information? 
>
>Use the DPMI 0.9 status call (0x500), which is supported on all DPMIs.

 Yup, that's what I'm now doing. (and, thanks to the cwsdpmi source ( <grin> )
I can also translate the somewhat abstruse numbers that that call gives me
into numbers that are actually useful.

 Thanks,

 -- dan @ rebellion

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