Hi Folks, Christof, Ricsi,
I wrote:
Subject: Re: Arachne 1.68
>From: "Ron Clarke" <
>> One worry, though. My free memory (580 kb) is down to 102 kb off-line,
>> and 64 kb (red) when on-line.
>> With A 1.66 it is 104 kb off line and 74 (black) on-line.
>> I think we will be needing that smaller ?ppp.exe or whatever its
>> called.
and Christof wrote:
> Ron, I am use MS-DOS 7.1 (W98) and wonder why you have only 580kb
> available. Do you have 50kb TSRs in conventional memory? Are these
> 50kb for chemistry or for music? Did you do everything in order to
> optimize config.sys?
I think so.
My mem /c /a says:
Modules using memory below 1 MB:
Name Total = Conventional + Upper Memory Notes
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
MSDOS 21,741 (21K) 21,741 (21K) 0 (0K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 3,120 (3K) 3,120 (3K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 5,760 (6K) 5,760 (6K) 0 (0K)
SMARTDRV 29,024 (28K) 29,024 (28K) 0 (0K)
CTSB16 21,904 (21K) 0 (0K) 21,904 (21K) SC
CTMMSYS 8,080 (8K) 0 (0K) 8,080 (8K) SC
SETVER 864 (1K) 0 (0K) 864 (1K) SV
DISPLAY 8,336 (8K) 0 (0K) 8,336 (8K)
DBLSPACE 34,896 (34K) 0 (0K) 34,896 (34K) DS
CTMOUSE 6,384 (6K) 0 (0K) 6,384 (6K)
XMSDSK 688 (1K) 0 (0K) 688 (1K) RD
Free 606,144 (592K) 594,192 (580K) 11,952 (12K)
Memory Summary:
Type of Memory Total = Used + Free
---------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Conventional 655,360 61,168 594,192
Upper 93,104 81,152 11,952
Reserved 393,216 393,216 0
Extended (XMS)* 32,412,752 12,883,024 19,529,728
---------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total memory 33,554,432 13,418,560 20,135,872
Total under 1 MB 748,464 142,320 606,144
Total Expanded (EMS) 32,833,536 (32,064K
Free Expanded (EMS)* 19,775,488 (19,312K
* EMM386 is using XMS memory to simulate EMS memory as needed. Free EMS
memory may change as free XMS memory changes.
Largest executable program size 593,936 (580K)
Largest free upper memory block 11,840 (12K)
Available space in High Memory Area 816 (1K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
end /mem /c /a
Notes: SC = sound card drivers.
EMS - I need both EMS and XMS to run different music progs.
DS - Doublespace loads without my asking, and I need it, but I
did manage to get it to go into high DOS memory.
SV - I could remove this (?) but it wouldn't change much.
RD - This gives me the RAM disk I: (10 Mb) on which I put %temp%
for Arachne to use (SET TEMP=I:\temp).
I don't know about you folks, but I don't see where I can get back
very much at all. I have files and buffers set as low as I dare, no CD-ROM
drivers loaded, and I can't see anything more that will load up into high
DOS memory. And there really is NO point in me running without the
Soundcard loaded - music is my thing.
Arachne 1.66 sits nicely into this setup, and Alt+M shows up to 106 bk
in the green, off line, and around 74 - 79 kb (black) on-line.
Maybe the extra 2 kb that Michael just found will put A1.69 just the
right side for me. :)
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
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