[ct-user] Extended/Expanded Memory and the Pentium 2

[David Robbins]

forget about ramdisks for the dvp.  i have never used one even with old
386dx25's with slow disks and performance is fine.  with faster cpu's and
disks out there in more modern machines they should be even less
important.

> I'm about to install a DVP in a 400MHz Pentium 2 and am confused about
> "extended memory" or "expanded memory" with respect to this CPU.  I have
> 294MB of RAM and two 13GB hard drives onto which I will put a 2GB DOS
> 6.22 partition for running CT.  Years ago, I understood extended memory
> and expanded memory with respect to the 286, but I don't know what it
> means for today's computers such as this one I'm setting up.  This is
> important for setting up the RAMdisk for the DVP.
>
> Would someone please educate me on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed - W0YK
>
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