Bernie wrote:
Bernie wrote:
> One doesn't have to know much (actually nothing) about memmory to do a
> better job than memmaker. The rules are quite simple (once you know them):
>
> Use these in config.sys:
>
> device=c:\dos\himem.sys /TestMem:Off
> device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems highscan
> dos=high,umb
>
> Then just add "lh" before every line that starts a program in autoexec.bat
> and change all "device=" to "devicehigh=" in config.sys (without quotes of
> course).
>
> Done, and that's much faster then memmaker who reboots a few times.
> Granted if you load many (or memmory hungry) TSRs you might need to remove
> a few "lh" and/or "devicehigh" to get max memmory free, but that's not that
> common anyway. Besides running mem/c tells you what you need to know (as
> soon as you know the diffrence between conventional and upper memmory that is).
> //Bernie
Bernie,
I think you have the correct approach to maximizing the use of
conventional and upper memory for the benefit of Arachne. I have
used your formula, and now have 616K free conventional memory on
this computer, and I am able to load epppd high when I use my
Netdial 1.3 before Arachne. I do not yet know the requirements of
Arachne 1.60, soon to be released, but I for one, am getting as
ready as I can in the free conventional memory area.
Also, concerning your post on the "reserved memory", I also
do not know the exact nature of this reserved memory, and I
am beginning to doubt that even if I could reduce this figure to
zero, I would have any more conventional memory for Arachne.
Thanks,
Michael L. Dawley
Pearl, Mississippi
Compudyne 486DX4-100
