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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 13:08:53 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: biosmemory() problem
In-Reply-To: <199711281711.JAA10690@adit.ap.net>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.971130130834.5422B-100000@is>
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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Nate Eldredge wrote:

> I meant, should the docs be fixed. If Borland says it calls INT 12h, then
> maybe so should DJGPP's.

Yes, I think the docs should be made more clear on this.  The IBM BIOS
documentation clearly documents that only the conventional memory is
returned by Int 12h.  There might be BIOS brands that report the full
amount of RAM, but I have never seen one.

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