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FreeDOS on SBC188 (Announce)

posted by GizMo79, 01.10.2020, 13:35

> > > > By the way, how much memory is installed on this system and
> available
> > to
> > > > DOS?
> > >
> >
> > 1Mb total, 502k free...
> >
> > maybe dos is not loaded in the high 384?
>
> On pre-286 cpus, there is no XMS, so no XMS_Swap FreeCOM is suitable.
> BARE_DOS had KSSF (or VSPAWN, I forget) which allowed "call /s" to save
> about 100 kb of RAM, IIRC (but resets aliases). Somewhat inconvenient but
> better than nothing. IIRC, you're using "old" 0.82pl3 anyways (lacking some
> minor stuff, e.g. DESCRIPT.ION or LFN support).


explain me this thing of having to be able to use the high memory with freedos above 188?

Complete thread:

• FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 01:26 (Announce)
  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Oso2k, 12.09.2020, 01:59
    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Oso2k, 12.09.2020, 02:03
      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 02:12
      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 02:16
        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Rugxulo, 12.09.2020, 02:36
          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 03:00
          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 03:42
            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Oso2k, 12.09.2020, 06:30
              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 11:59
          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 11:58
            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 12.09.2020, 13:06
            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 12.09.2020, 14:56
              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 12.09.2020, 15:06
              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 12.09.2020, 15:21
                • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 15:19
                  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 19:36
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 20:14
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Rugxulo, 13.09.2020, 22:11
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 22:19
              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 12.09.2020, 22:06
                • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 21:07
                  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 21:39
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:09
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 22:12
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 00:48
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 14.09.2020, 04:48
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 11:53
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 12:05
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 14.09.2020, 13:22
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 13:31
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 13:34
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 14.09.2020, 23:31
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 00:26
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 15.09.2020, 10:03
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 13:52
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 15.09.2020, 15:15
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 15.09.2020, 15:48
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 21:19
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 15.09.2020, 15:54
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 21:25
                              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Differences of loaders - ecm, 15.09.2020, 23:18
                                • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Differences of loaders - GizMo79, 18.09.2020, 00:55
                  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 00:29
                  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 00:14
                • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 21:39
                  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:04
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 13.09.2020, 22:10
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:27
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Rugxulo, 13.09.2020, 22:32
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:42
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 12:12
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 14.09.2020, 13:35
                          • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 14.09.2020, 21:46
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 14.09.2020, 23:22
                            • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 15.09.2020, 13:40
                              • FreeDOS on SBC188 - ecm, 15.09.2020, 13:53
                    • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:13
                      • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Rugxulo, 13.09.2020, 22:21
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:44
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 22:47
                        • FreeDOS on SBC188 - GizMo79, 01.10.2020, 13:35
  • FreeDOS on SBC188 - Rugxulo, 13.09.2020, 22:16