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Adding large disk support to INT13h (Users)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 05.04.2024, 02:39

> Beside having a few KB less conventional memory, there should be no side
> effects. The BIOS has stored data at 639K for ages.

Might be a bit pedantic, but it most likely will prevent the EMM from extending conventional memory up to 736 kB. It may succeed to move the XBDA to an UMB, but if there's additional code/data between "top of conv. emory" and the video ram, it has to give up.

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Complete thread:

• Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 01.04.2024, 11:54 (Users)
  • Adding large disk support to INT13h - RayeR, 01.04.2024, 15:31
    • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 01.04.2024, 18:44
  • Adding large disk support to INT13h - bretjohn, 01.04.2024, 17:28
    • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 01.04.2024, 18:41
      • Adding large disk support to INT13h - bretjohn, 02.04.2024, 16:54
        • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 02.04.2024, 19:23
          • Adding large disk support to INT13h - bretjohn, 04.04.2024, 19:33
            • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 04.04.2024, 23:09
              • Adding large disk support to INT13h - Laaca, 05.04.2024, 06:23
                • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 07.04.2024, 20:21
  • Adding large disk support to INT13h - mceric, 01.04.2024, 22:25
    • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 02.04.2024, 19:31
      • Adding large disk support to INT13h - mceric, 02.04.2024, 20:57
      • Adding large disk support to INT13h - tom, 02.04.2024, 23:16
        • Adding large disk support to INT13h - boeckmann, 04.04.2024, 23:09
        • Adding large disk support to INT13h - Japheth, 05.04.2024, 02:39
      • Adding large disk support to INT13h - ecm, 14.04.2024, 19:19