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EMS Magic 2.1 (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 18.12.2009, 10:59

Jon Petrosky released EMS Magic 2.1 on 31 Jan 2009. It is free only for personal, non-commercial use.

Website: http://www.emsmagic.com
Download: http://www.emsmagic.com/buy

Changes:

> Version 2.1 was released on January 31, 2009:
>
> TSR loader format changed from COM to EXE. More compatible with TameDOS;
> NTVDM no longer crashes if Tame is loaded before EMS Magic.
> Version 2.0 was released on December 15, 2008:
>
> Licensing has changed; EMS Magic is now free of charge for personal,
> non-commercial use only. The free personal version of EMS Magic is
> identical to the commercial versions, with the exception of the /QUIET
> switch, which has been removed to discourage unauthorized use.
>
> TSR loader improved to optimize resident memory usage and allocation. EMS
> emulator now uses up to 15% less memory because the XMS fix is only loaded
> into memory when required. Previously the XMS fix was always resident even
> when not activated (/NOXMS). In addition several EMS emulator functions have > been optimized.
>
> XMS fix now fully supports odd-length XMS moves when using Function 0Bh
> (Move Extended Memory Block), including single-byte moves. Most XMS 3.0
> managers allow odd move lengths, even though the official specification says > the length must be even. A few programs (specifically, "Troopers") take
> advantage of this and use odd lengths when moving blocks.
>
> /NOXMS switch removed; XMS fix is no longer loaded by default. Use the /XMS3
> switch to load the XMS fix if desired.
>
> Shortcuts for command prompt with maximum EMS are now created by Windows
> installer. Shortcuts with VDMSound will will only be created if VDMSound is
> already installed.
>
> New website launched. HTML user's manual and Windows installer updated with
> new logo and colors.

Complete thread:

• EMS Magic 2.1 - Rugxulo, 18.12.2009, 10:59 (Announce)
  • EMS Magic 2.1 - DOS386, 19.12.2009, 04:07
    • EMS Magic 2.1 - Rugxulo, 19.12.2009, 05:28