Date:	Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:21:01 -0600 (CST)
From:	"Paul J. Thompson" <thomppj AT okstate DOT edu>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] TASKMGR problems, memory management
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On Fri, 31 Jan 1997 dg AT dcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk wrote:

> (I was wanting to send this to opendos-support, but it bounced. Maybe this 
> explains why nobody's used it yet...)
> 
> I have two questions:
> 
> 1.	Does anyone have any info on how the TASKMGR.INI file works? I want
> 	to do some tweaking. In particular, how do I get a TSR duplicated in
> 	each task? (WCED, a command-line editor that provides filename
> 	completion.) And what are the device drivers it seems to load?

I finally read DOSBOOK like everyone has been telling me to...  In order 
to have a TSR load in each task you must load it either before you load 
TASKMGR or individually in each task...  the easy way is to just order 
all TSRs before TASKMGR...

> 
> 2.	According to Gene, the memory manager is really good and it's possible
> 	to get over 620kB of free conventional memory. Hmmm. I have trouble
> 	breaking 500kB. Does anyone have any advice?
> 

I echo this question...I can't get over about 520kB free conventional 
memory and that screws me up...  I am trying to use PC-Pine as my mail 
program but it cuts out on a regular basis because of a lack of free 
memory...  need help!!!

> On the whole, OpenDOS appears to be excellent. It'll even task-switch SWAT and 
> GEOS (hands up anybody who's heard of them!). All I need now is to patch it so 
> that instead of using CTRL and the number keys, it uses ALT and the function 
> keys to switch. :) It's a pity that EMM386.EXE is so broken, the multitasking 
> is great. At one point I was managing to copy a disc and do something else at 
> the same time. Ah, heaven...
> 

you can switch the contol keys through either the setup utility or 
manually through the TASKMGR.INI.  all help for such is in DOSBOOK under 
the multitasking chapter (chapter 12 or so...)

: )

paul

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