Hi!
14-Мар-2005 13:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Auer) wrote to
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EA> I guess). You CANNOT have XMS on a pre-286 either, and therefore
Correction: we "CANNOT have" _extended memory_ on pre-286 (by CPU
definition), but XMS (2.0) itself (as API) is possible - and this API may
work through, for example, hardware EMS boards.
EA> everything which needs XMS can assume that a 286 or better CPU is
EA> present. EMS is often worse performance-wise,
Wrong. Author of YAC archiver prefers EMS because more performance: EMS
needs only memory maping, whereas XMS requres memory copying.
EA> I found that at least SOME versions of MS CHKDSK refuse to do
EA> FAT32,
? Which "some versions" you mean?
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