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From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 23:58:55 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To: Jason White <whiteja AT rvib2 DOT rvib DOT org DOT au>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] QEMM?
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On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, Jason White wrote:

> I am successfully running OpenDOS with QEMM version 7.53 and have not
> experienced any problems except when trying to run Task Manager, which
> crashed. I understand however that multitasking requires features found in
> emm386.exe. Presumably QEMM 8.0 would also work, but I have not updated my
> copy yet. Incidentally, there is a QEMM technical note on Novell DOS 7 in
> the file nw&drdos.tec, which is located in the qemm\technotes directory. I
> followed the instructions found in this file when installing OpenDOS.
> Essentially, you are required to change an option in QEMM's DOS-UP feature
> so that command.com is loaded into conventional memory. Then, you should
> run optimize and, when optimization is complete, start the OpenDOS
> installation programme. Further details on this procedure and other
> suggestions can be found in the aforementioned technical note. I have
> found that QEMM's optimization works well with OpenDOS on my system.

Thanks for your message.  I'm going to try out QEMM with OD and
see how it goes now, at least until EMM386 is fixed anyways.


Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
Computer Consultant   |    My webpage has moved and my address has changed.
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