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From: "Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
Date: Sat,  6 Mar 1999 22:46:47 +0300 (MSK)
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Subject: Re: DR-DOS Memory Maximizing?
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X-Comment-To: Bob Jonkman

Hi!

4-ζΕΧ-99 21:55 BJONKMAN AT sobac DOT com (Bob Jonkman) wrote to opendos AT delorie DOT com:

 >> LASTDRIVE=Z
BJ> LASTDRIVE is really only needed for Personal Netware.  If you're not
BJ> running a network leave it off, or set it explicitly to the last
BJ> drive letter you need.

     Good rule to set lastdrive=z - this minimizes prblems with drive
letters shortage in future.

 >> FCBSHIGH=4,4
BJ> Could set FCBS to 0,0 -- most programs no longer use file control
BJ> blocks but file handles.

     I think, at least one FCB must remain (this is not too much memory).

 >> HISTORY=ON,512,ON
BJ> Could always reduce the history buffer if memory is really critical...
 >> COUNTRY=1,,C:\OPENDOS\COUNTRY.SYS
BJ> If  you're running all US English programs on US English hardware you
BJ> probably don't need COUNTRY.SYS

     country.sys not eat memory. You lost memory only for display.sys,
nlsfunc.exe and keyb.exe.

 >> STACKS=9,256
 >> DEVICEHIGH = C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
BJ> I believe IFSHLP.SYS is only required for Windows For Workgroups
BJ> networking.  If you use Personal Netware you don't need this.

     Also ifshlp.sys required if you turn on 32BDA (bit disk access) in
Windows.