EMS/XMS memory driver needed - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

10 Aug 1998

It's very likely that no commercial utility will work on this board, it
probably shipped with its own chipset-specific drivers.

There were some alternative drivers such as The Last Byte, but they worked
only on certain 286 chipsets (e.g. C&T)

Kai (for whom EMS was once a technical specialty, boy that brings back
painful memories)

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Blakeman [mailto:rhblake@bbtel.com]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 3:28 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: EMS/XMS memory driver needed

Marvin wrote:

...
  Russ Blakeman wrote:

 Someone I know has just acquired a motherboard, XT type aftermarket,
 with 768k onboard ram. I'm fairly sure the system is going to need a
 special driver to access the memory over DOS's 640k. Anyone have such
 an
 animal and can attach it to email or know of a commercial program that
 will handle the job? 
 Quarterdeck used to offer a program called QRAM (IIRC) that would allow
 more than the 640K Ram to be used.  I know it would work with 286
 computers, but don't know about XTs. 
We'll try anythig until he gets it right. At one time this stuff was so
commonplace that even after years with it I forget what and where.

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