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From: "Leon" <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: MS Dos 1
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:59:34 +1000
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wow - how big would be the installation and is it free?


With best regards
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Leøn
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> From: Gautier <Gautier DOT deMontmollin AT maths DOT unine DOT ch>
> To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
> Subject: Re: MS Dos 1
> Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 10:33 AM
> 
> > in that DR DOS - i understand from your email that it is multitasking -
how
> > fast is it in terms of running programs as compared to Ms DOS?
> 
> No pb - just use (MS) Smartdrive instead of (DR) NWCache.
> 
> > also do you find it memory hungry - i am thinking of compatibilities
with a
> > very simple old machine like 486 or something...
> 
> As for freeing conventional memory, it is a dream. DR-DOS lets
> about 620KB (a bit less under multi) with CD, SmartDrv, mouse,
> RAM-disk, and so on loaded. No need of memmaker or such tool...
> Many drivers (NWCDEX, NWCache) are loaded outside the 1st MB via
> a DPMS server (/= DPMI) that runs even on a PC AT 286!
> 
> Gautier