From: "Charles Sandmann" <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Announce: CWSDPMI r5 public beta
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:18:54
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> Why not just add parameter "reserved DOS memory", then if (for example)
> 240 of 640 is taken by DOS/TSRs and "reserved DOS memory" == 100 KB
> CWSDPMI would allow to work with 250-300 MB instead of this hardcoded 128.
> It would be a more flexible variant for nested programs too.

There is already such a parameter which is defined when using DOS memory as
DPMI memory.  It's currently set for about 64Kb.  Eventually I may just 
support that value with pagetables, too.  But for now I want to make minimum
changes and get it released.