Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/12/05/17:09:49
this is the extract from FAQ on setting up dos system ( i think one
actually needs to set up things - i have tried to just boot in dos mode
(bypassing Win setup) and then rebuild the whole project - took 4 times
longer then running same app with the same code in Win95 ;-)
d. If you have more than 8 MBytes of RAM:
* Use a memory manager to load DOS, TSRs and device drivers *HIGH*.
HUH?! - i mean i am not DOS person - but how, where and why?!
Perhaps there is someone out there who has the actual files (eg autoexec
and config already containing these actions?!)
> * Install at least a 2-MByte-large disk cache, configured to >use
the
> delayed- write feature. If you have plenty of RAM, you can
>give
> your cache as much as 8 MBytes of memory.
HUH? how and with what?
> * If you have more than 10 MBytes left, install a RAM disk >with a
>
RAM disk?!
> size of at least 1.5 MBytes and point your `TMPDIR' >environment
TMPDIR ? where is that?
>If your memory manager is `EMM386', I recommend to put the `NOEMS >NOVCPI'
?!
With best regards
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