From:	DH473 AT AOL DOT COM
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Date:	Sat, 12 Jun 1999 06:13:05 EDT
Subject:	Re: DRDOS 7.03 loading XMS-driver now wastes memory
To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
CC:	tsiegel AT softcon DOT com
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Am 8.6.1999 schrieb Travis Siegel:

>Why are you running himem.sys from another dos with drdos anyway? 

Less memory footprint. 
Provides - lets say - more consistent XMS 3 functionality. 
(Please no flamewar about that - its not worth it.)
64+MBy.

>The emm386 that comes with drdos handles the same functions as 
>the himem.sys in other dos versions.  There is no need to run it. 
>I've got xms, ems, and conventional ram all using emm386 with drdos 7.03.  

Am 2.6.1999 Utz Zarwell wrote:
btw for that configuration I really need a real mode boot - no EMM386.
                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Regards,
Utz
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