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Subject: Re: Rebel 12 DOS and dos memory configuration

Author: Brian Kostick

Date: 12:24:21 10/06/03

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On October 06, 2003 at 04:45:53, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:

>Hi,
>it is kind of weird, having just got Rebel for windows, but I would like to
>build a big book by merging oìther books.
>I'm trying to use rebel 12 DOS for merging opening books, but I get into trouble
>due to lack of memory.
>
>I usually use XP, and getting back to dos is not easy.
>I have got an old dos floppy and manged to use rebel 12 DOS.
>It merges opening books fine but I exhaust the memory after some merging. So I
>would like to know what settings of hymem and or emm386 are best to maximize the
>memory it can see. I have tryed
>
>1)
>DEVICE=hymem.sys
>
>or
>
>2)
>DEVICE=hymem.sys
>DEVICE=emm386.exe
>
>or
>
>3)
>DEVICE=hymem.sys
>DEVICE=emm386.exe ram
>
>or
>
>4)
>DEVICE=hymem.sys
>DEVICE=emm386.exe noems
>
>I have 256 MB but I guess it does not see all of that memory.
>By the way I used a dos 7 (or win 95) floppy boot.
>
>I have a similar problem with the EOC building tools. While the dbutil work with
>the 3rd setting at least.
>
>regards
>Franz


I would probably use #2 unless you know and have special requirements.
Also double check to see that it's "himem.sys" in your config.sys unless
you confirm it's renamed for some purpose. BK
DEVICE=himem.sys
DEVICE=emm386.exe




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