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Is there a DOS memory documentation available? (Users)

posted by marcov, 09.01.2024, 09:42

> > very early 286's excluded) could address more (than 1MB+64kb), it
> couldn't
> > in 16-bit mode.
> >
> > To make these kinds of physical memory (extended mobo, or off it)
> > accessible to then still dominant 16-bit apps, APIs were defined.
>
> It isn't technically accurate to refer to "16-bit CPU modes" when the modes
> you are pointing at are specifically "Real Address Mode" or Real/Virtual 86
> Mode. (Which I call 86 Mode for short.)

You are right. Further in the text I already replaced 16-bit with real mode, missed this one apparently. But actually I'm happy with such detail errors, means the broad lines are at least correct:-)

It was written from memory mainly to get the difference between the APIs and real memory across, as they are so often mixed up.

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