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Jemm386 5.86 is great! (Users)

posted by Laaca , Czech republic, 12.11.2025, 22:41

> - they need an XMS block with a physical address below 0x400000.

Yes, the need of free memory block bellow 0x400000 is a problem because I use a disk cache and various TSRs and this memory is normally occupied.
So I use this trick.
In CONFIG.SYS:
device=tdsk.exe 8192
...disk cache driver...

In AUTOEXEC.BAT:
tdsk.exe 0
join f: c:\freedos\join_f

TDSK.EXE is a resizable ramdisk Turbo Disk.
It works perfectly but it is a bit complicated. Does exist some more elegant solution?

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Complete thread:

• Jemm386 5.86 is great! - Laaca, 11.11.2025, 20:41 (Users)
  • Jemm386 5.86 is great! - Japheth, 12.11.2025, 07:19
    • Jemm386 5.86 is great! - RayeR, 12.11.2025, 15:28
      • Jemm386 5.86 is great! - Japheth, 12.11.2025, 18:34
        • VSBHDA is also great (was: Jemm386 5.86 is great!)! - SuperIlu, 12.11.2025, 22:48
    • Jemm386 5.86 is great! - Laaca, 12.11.2025, 22:41
      • Jemm386 5.86 is great! - Japheth, 13.11.2025, 04:23