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Re: [Trlog] TR 700 issue

To: Ed Muns <w0yk@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Trlog] TR 700 issue
From: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:25:39 -0800
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On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 07:07:36AM -0800, Ed Muns wrote:

> I just now went into my CONFIG.SYS file and edited the EMM386 statement
> where I had a parameter "noems" which I deleted.  I left everything else the
> same, mostly because I don't recall what any of the statements and their
> parameters mean any more.  TR-Log then ran fine and in the upper right-hand
> corner it shows over 45 MEGABYTES of available memory!
> 
> Based on Tree's suggestion, I'm guessing that "noems" means "no extended
> memory" and so deleting that parameter tells EMM386 (the DOS memory manager,
> I believe) to setup extended memory which is what "protected mode" (whatever
> THAT means!) to work.

BINGO!!  I had some memory display utility that showed all of my memory 
allocated as expanded and TR wouldn't run.  Changed the CONFIG.SYS file 
and then it was all extended and TR 7.00 would run.

Tree
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