Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 13:32:27 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: nikki <nikki AT gameboutique DOT co>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: failed malloc/callocs :(
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On 8 May 1997, nikki wrote:

> > Which DPMI host did you use on the 16MB machine when it failed?  Does
> > it fail for other DPMI hosts there?
> 
> i tried whatever dpmi hosts come with win 3.1 and win95. both failed.

That's what I thought.  Windows won't let you allocate more than half of 
what's left in one chunk.  It's in the FAQ.