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From: aw802@torfree.net (Justin Keswick)
Subject: Maxing Memory with Minix?
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:06:09 GMT
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Hello,

My 286 has 1 Mb or 1024 Kb of RAM.  Using the variables in monitor, what is 
the safest way to maximize the memory?

If I have 'memsize=640' and 'emssize=384' which should give 1024 Kb it
loads and does not report 'Memory size = 1024K'.
If I have 'memsize=640' and 'emssize=438' it shows
'Memory size = 1024K'.  What accounts for this inconsistency?
Is it safe to have 'Memory size = 1024K'?

Maybe someone could explain memory management under Minix?
What settings would I need if I upgraded to 4 Mb of RAM?

Is there such a thing as a memory swap partition or file
under 16 bit Minix?  Is it possible to implement in the kernel?

I am still contemplating if MGR Windows is possible under 16 bit Minix?

Thanks

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