Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!homxb!mtuxo!mtune!lzaz!lznv!psc From: psc@lznv.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,att.sys.pc6300 Subject: Re: Uses for Lotus/Intel Extended Memory Message-ID: <1205@lznv.ATT.COM> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 12:44:59 EST Article-I.D.: lznv.1205 Posted: Wed Nov 25 12:44:59 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 03:16:37 EST References: <4703@spool.wisc.edu> <1640@houxa.UUCP> Distribution: comp Organization: AT&T Lines: 26 Keywords: I have 4 meg of extended memory. What can I use it for ? Xref: utgpu comp.sys.ibm.pc:9001 junk:6497 Summary: PC ToolsIn article <1640@houxa.UUCP>, singhal@houxa.UUCP (S.SINGHAL) writes: > Currently I am using my extended memory for: > RAM disk (1.5M); disk cache (1M); print spooler (.5M) > Rest of the 1 meg is sitting around idling just in case some program wants > to use it as data space. >... > My question to the net is this: Can anyone suggest more > useful/efficient/fun ways of using my ocean of extended memory? Which > programs are out there which can help me get the most out of it? I am > especially interested in RAM resident programs which use only a tiny > fraction of main memory and perform most of their lurking around in > extended memory. > Thanks a lot, Sharad Singhal Well, you could always give one of the boards to me. . . . No, huh? Well, pick up a copy of PC Tools (version 3.x or higher) from Central Point Software. It's a nice disk utility: moves, copies, erases, unerases, backs up, restores, browses, and edits disks and files. It can be invoked as a "normal" program, or as a pop-up. As a pop-up, it can stay resident in expanded memory. (Um, expanded is LIM EMS, and extended is 286 protected mode, right?) PC Tools lists for $40; I've seen it for as low as $19. (From Telemart; and a friend of mine bought it through them.)