Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 18:28:29 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "David.M.Reed" <dave AT earthling DOT net>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Virtual memory??
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On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, David.M.Reed wrote:

> I tried to allocate a very large block of memory with malloc()/xmalloc()
> - about 8 Mb (on a 16Mb PC), and then fill this memory with data.

Please, PLEASE read the DJGPP FAQ list (available as v2/faq210b.zip from
the same place you get DJGPP) before posting questions.  The FAQ has a
whole chapter 15 devoted to memory-related issues, which answers all your
questions and then some.