EMS/XMS memory driver needed

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Mon Aug 10 17:45:40 1998

It's very likely that no commercial utility will work on this board, it
probably shipped with its own chipset-specific drivers.

There were some alternative drivers such as The Last Byte, but they worked
only on certain 286 chipsets (e.g. C&T)

Kai (for whom EMS was once a technical specialty, boy that brings back
painful memories)

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Blakeman [mailto:rhblake_at_bbtel.com]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 3:28 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: EMS/XMS memory driver needed


Marvin wrote:

> Russ Blakeman wrote:
> >
> > Someone I know has just acquired a motherboard, XT type aftermarket,
> > with 768k onboard ram. I'm fairly sure the system is going to need a
> > special driver to access the memory over DOS's 640k. Anyone have such
> > an
> > animal and can attach it to email or know of a commercial program that
> > will handle the job?
>
> Quarterdeck used to offer a program called QRAM (IIRC) that would allow
> more than the 640K Ram to be used. I know it would work with 286
> computers, but don't know about XTs.

We'll try anythig until he gets it right. At one time this stuff was so
commonplace that even after years with it I forget what and where.

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