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From: cobalt AT pluto DOT njcc DOT com (Peter Torrano)
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Subject: Re: abort/kill - TSR
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Date: 18 Jun 1996 11:40:17 GMT
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Paul Schlyter (pausch AT electra DOT saaf DOT se) wrote:
: In article <4pshkf$155a AT msunews DOT cl DOT msu DOT edu>,
: Paul A. Rubin <rubin AT msu DOT edu> wrote:
:  
: > Some TSRs can be turned off by typing a partcular command (or using a 
: > particular hot-key).  Some can even be unloaded, *if* they were the last 
: > TSR to load.
:  
: Such TSR's can be unloaded even if the were not loaded last.  Sure, this
: will leave a "hole" in the free DOS memory, but another TSR who can fit
: in this "hole" could reuse that memory.
:  
Some memory management software, which happen to be a TSR in themselves, 
regroup the TSRs so that there aren't any holes, therefore, enabling a 
much more efficient use of upper memory 'space'.

~Pete