Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!well!mitsu From: mitsu@well.UUCP (Mitsuharu Hadeishi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: 386MAX and Windows 2.1 Message-ID: <13090@well.UUCP> Date: 10 Aug 89 22:30:56 GMT References: <632@dtix.ARPA> <2520@astroatc.UUCP> <358@maytag.waterloo.edu> <202@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> Reply-To: mitsu@well.UUCP (Mitsuharu Hadeishi) Distribution: na Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 12 Those of you who have those inexpensive 386 clones that have "wasted" shadow RAM (RAM above the 640K mark that could otherwise be used) should consider using 386 to the Max instead of QEMM. 386MAX I just found out can reclaim some of that memory (about 210K on my system). I'm now using it with Windows 2.1 to good effect. 386MAX now supports VCPI (DOS Extender interface) and XMS (eliminating the need for HIMEM.SYS). It works with Desqview 2.2, though they recommend running QEXT.SYS with it (it is not as compatible with Desqview 2.2 as QEMM.SYS is, obviously). The Professional version ($115 street) also supports loading device drivers and TSRs above the 640K line (the regular version only supports loading TSRs up there).