DOS ain't dead - Comments On New 16-Nov-2009 UIDE.

Comments On New 16-Nov-2009 UIDE. (Announce)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 23.11.2009, 01:11

> PCI addresses usually do not take more than 1-MB, unless a system has
> MANY
> I-O devices. On my 1-GB system I can assign up to 1021 out of 1024-MB
> to
> UIDE. DOS uses 1-MB, plus 64K for its HMA, and UIDE uses some XMS as
> its
> cache-data tables. This is why I limit a 4-GB system to 4093-MB.

BTW on new systems you need to count huge framebuffer of VGA (typ. 256-512MB) which is also memory mapped and cut down free RAM...

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DOS gives me freedom to unlimited HW access.

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Complete thread:

New 11-16-2009 UIDE Available. - Jack, 20.11.2009, 13:50 (Announce)
- Steve Burd Says 4-GB UIDE Works Fine! - Jack, 21.11.2009, 00:59
- New 11-16-2009 UIDE Available. - Rugxulo, 22.11.2009, 00:42
  - Comments On New 16-Nov-2009 UIDE. - Jack, 22.11.2009, 04:35
    - Comments On New 16-Nov-2009 UIDE. - RayeR, 23.11.2009, 01:11
      - Comments On New 16-Nov-2009 UIDE. - Jack, 23.11.2009, 07:41
- Better 11-22-2009 UIDE Available. - Jack, 24.11.2009, 08:48
  - Better 11-22-2009 UIDE Available. - Zyzzle, 25.11.2009, 02:52
    - Comments On 11-22-2009 UIDE. - Jack, 25.11.2009, 08:26