At 10:26 PM 4/24/2004 -0400, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>Michael Devore wrote:
>>At 01:52 AM 4/25/2004 +0400, Arkady V.Belousovwrote:
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>
>>>24-įŠŅ-2004 23:05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Auer) wrote to
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>>>
>>>EA> EMM386 RAM= is well enough implemented if you make it an alias to X= if
>>>EA> you ask me.
>>>
>>>   Wrong.
>>
>>X= will limit the range checked, same as RAM does, but using the converse range.  X= 
>>is more powerful and flexible than RAM, though.  EMS support is a default condition, 
>>so that does nothing.  RAM is apparently a very old option and mostly obsolete.
>>I= is a forced inclusion except for X= ranges.  RAM is a test for inclusion with 
>>forced exclusion outside the range.  Test for inclusion is the default condition 
>>without an X= or I=.  That makes RAM much more similar to X=, and its behavior able 
>>to be duplicated by X= settings.
>
>I thought "ram" by itself meant dynamic EMS allocation as opposed to allocating a 
>fixed amount (at least, this is what the docs day), that's how I use "ram" in M$ 
>EMM386.

It's not documented that way on any EMM386 docs I see, including Microsoft's.  It 
wouldn't matter, because we don't support that type of behavior anyway.




-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Robotic Monkeys at ThinkGeek
For a limited time only, get FREE Ground shipping on all orders of $35
or more. Hurry up and shop folks, this offer expires April 30th!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/freeshipping/?cpg297
_______________________________________________
Freedos-devel mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel

Reply via email to