The Microsoft Guide to Managing Memory with MS-DOS 6

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Microsoft
The Microsoft Guide to
managing memory with ms-dos* 6
If memory is the question, this book is the answer.
Memory—you've got it, but how do you use all the extra memory in your computer? Now that MS-DOS 6 includes a powerhouse of memory tools, you have some real opportunities and options in memory management. This little book shows you exactly how Mem Maker, Microsoft Diagnostics, and all the other memory tools work to help you capitalize on the memory now available in your PC—which means you'll have a faster, slicker, more efficient computer. Here's what's covered:
> The basics of memory—what it is and how your computer uses it
> The differences between conventional, expanded, and extended memory—in plain English
> Hardware issues—the whys and hows of buying, installing, and using RAM chips and memory boards
> How to use the MemMaker utility to optimize the memory in your system automatically
> How to use the Microsoft Diagnostics utility to examine upper memory... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Microsoft
The Microsoft Guide to
managing memory with ms-dos* 6
If memory is the question, this book is the answer.
Memory—you've got it, but how do you use all the extra memory in your computer? Now that MS-DOS 6 includes a powerhouse of memory tools, you have some real opportunities and options in memory management. This little book shows you exactly how Mem Maker, Microsoft Diagnostics, and all the other memory tools work to help you capitalize on the memory now available in your PC—which means you'll have a faster, slicker, more efficient computer. Here's what's covered:
> The basics of memory—what it is and how your computer uses it
> The differences between conventional, expanded, and extended memory—in plain English
> Hardware issues—the whys and hows of buying, installing, and using RAM chips and memory boards
> How to use the MemMaker utility to optimize the memory in your system automatically
> How to use the Microsoft Diagnostics utility to examine upper memory and learn where to place your device drivers and memory-resident programs
> How to use SmartDrive to create a disk cache that boosts the performance of MS-DOS and Windows™
> Increasing performance in MS-DOS and Windows with lightning-fast RAM disks
> Extending the memory-management capabilities of MS-DOS and Windows with five third-party memory-management tools
As a bonus, the author offers computer setup scenarios to show how the pieces of the memory-manage-ment puzzle can fit together for you. Take a look at the options for these systems:
> 386 Windows
> 386 Windows Requiring Expanded Memory
> 386 MS-DOS
> 386 General Purpose
> 286 Windows Spreadsheet
> Networked
Also includes many time-saving batch files and optimization secrets!
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