Message-ID: <01FD6EC775C6D4119CDF0090273F74A4021E63@emwatent02.meters.com.au>
From: "Da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT DaSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: VM (was BASIC & EMS, nee Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 13:56:07 +1100 
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0)
Content-Type: text/plain
Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

Ummm ... don't you mean "INfrequently used"? At least I hope so.  <g>

Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Robert W Moss [SMTP:domanspc AT juno DOT com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, 5 December 2000 10:42
> To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject:	Re: BASIC & EMS (was: Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...)
> 
> Virtual memory is not "memory".  It is the swap space on the 
> hard drive which is used to opn up space in real memory by 
> copying frequently used information out to the hard disk 
> where the program can call it up when needed.  
> It is slow because it is limited to the access speed of the hard drive.
> 
> BOB 'DOMAN" MOSS 'Chocolate is a vitamin, but also a vegetable, 
>                                           since it comes from a bean. 
> Everyone should 
>                                           eat their veggies.) 
> 
> On Sat, 2 Dec 2000 12:31:06 -0700 "Patrick Moran" <pmoran22 AT yahoo DOT com>
> writes:
> > 
> > That is what I have been trying to say, it is extended memory and 
> > yes it is
> > real physical memory, it is not virtual memory. You can touch the 
> > chips,
> > feel them get warm and use that memory. XMS itself is a memory 
> > manager,
> > however the memory used through XMS is refered to as XMS memory.
> > Pat
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________
> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!
> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less!
> Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit:
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.