Date:	Thu, 15 Jun 2000 03:08:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"John K. Picken" <yg473 AT victoria DOT tc DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: help: I need 8192k of EMS.
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On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 d-range AT excite DOT com wrote:

> I am not seeing enough documentaion on memory managment, (using dosbook.)
> How do I set emm386 to reserve memory for EMS? frames=auto is not giving me
> enough. 
> 

In most cases, the MS-DOS syntax will work. Try something like:

device=<path>\emm386.exe ram 8192 frame=c800

The frame address will depend on your computer's memory map. With a
standard clone, C800 or E000 are usually good candidates; the point
is you want an unbroken 64K.

jkp

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