From: robin Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: newbie question about RAM, DPMI's, and the FAQs Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 14:55:53 -0500 Organization: OARnet Lines: 20 Message-ID: <38233649.41A4B696@spammersdie.muohio.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip134-053-059-122.s59.muohio.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: djgpp AT Delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I have 128Mb of RAM on my computer most of which I would like to have available for programs that I write using the djgpp c++ compiler. When I do the go32-v2, it only shows around 4Mb available. I read the FAQ (Sections 3.9 - 3.10 of the most recent FAQ on the djgpp web site) and seemed to have found a contradiction. First of all I don't understand all of the discussion on memory managers but in Sec 3.8d there is a pitch to use a memory manager such as EMM386 or QEMM. However, in the next section 3.10 ("How to get the most RAM for djgpp programs") it states "Do *not* install any memory mangers: most of them will limit the amount of accessible memory to 64Mb (EMM386 usually liimits it to 32MB ....)". Also, my config.sys file is empty. I am running Windows 95 and plan to use the ms-dos prompt window. I know something about setting the extended memory value on the memory tab of the properties dialog box of the ms-dos prompt shell. Newbie just wanting to get started, robin (thomasrd AT muohio DOT edu)