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XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 28.10.2011, 19:23

> Oh, I forgot mr. philosoph... I'd like rather to get more straighforward
> answer like "I didn't have time to do that" or "I don't use 386sx so I
> don't care" :)
> I also have a lot of other work so I have understanding...

IIRC, it was you who hacked and rebuilt it with the patch (unofficially). Yeah, nobody ever updated it, so eventually I just mirrored your build on iBiblio. (To be fair, though, nobody else ever seemed to care, despite it being mentioned several times. Honestly, sad to admit, I guess a lot of people really don't need or use old 386s anymore.)

But anyways, here is Japheth's old reasoning:

> The problem is: I modified this himem thing mainly for myself,
> I don't regard myself as "maintainer". So, since I don't have
> a working 386 computer anymore - and probably also won't buy
> one on Ebay anytime soon -, it might take a while until a
> patch is released.

Complete thread:

• XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Rugxulo, 25.10.2011, 21:28 (Users)
  • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Japheth, 26.10.2011, 06:47
    • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - RayeR, 27.10.2011, 02:17
      • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Japheth, 27.10.2011, 18:57
        • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - RayeR, 27.10.2011, 19:38
          • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Rugxulo, 28.10.2011, 19:23
        • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Rugxulo, 01.11.2011, 01:39
          • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Japheth, 01.11.2011, 08:53
            • XMSDSK bug (HIMEMX > 2 GB): 100 MB RAM disk uses 1 GB - Japheth, 03.11.2011, 18:30