Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:08:23 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: csantill AT lausd DOT k12 DOT ca DOT us
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Bad Mem return data
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On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 csantill AT lausd DOT k12 DOT ca DOT us wrote:

> I have 16MB RAM/808MB WinSuck9$ machine but in DOS box it reports closer
> to the actual memory installed (14MB) and the same mem free as RHIDE.
> I also get the correct HD size,free, & used.  In a *cleaner DOS* F8,
> option 6 Command Prompt Only DOS boot, I get 12MB installed and 9MB free
> though it should say 14MB free and 16MB installed. I also noticed that
> WinSuck9$ reports 15MB installed though I think it is because I have 1MB
> Smartdrv Disk Cache in WinSuck9$ & I have a 2MB Disk Cache in DOS which
> would make the forementioned 14MB installed report running in the DOS
> box correct.

I still don't understand what do you think is wrong with the various
results that you are getting in different environments.  The
memory-reporting functions are NOT designed to report the INSTALLED
memory, they only report the amount of memory that is FREE, i.e. not
allocated.  How much memory is free depends on the details of your
environment.

Windows is known to lie about the free physical RAM.