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#EMM386

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#26370From: Jean-Paul PeretzNov 6, 1992 5:13 PM
Hi, 3DS doesn't run if EMM386 (DOS 5.0) is loaded. Would a memory manager (386MAX) solve the problem ? Will you have the new DOS extender in 2.1 Thanks, JP
#26373From: Yost GroupNov 6, 1992 5:36 PM
I'm not sure what you mean, since I've run 3DSr2 many times with EMM386 and HIMEM.SYS. Your system may have some sort of incompatibility in it, which should be solved by a memory manager like QEMM or 386MAX. The DOS extender in 2.01 is the same as the one in 2.0… Phar Lap 2.6. – G
#26403From: Ted BoardmanNov 7, 1992 6:28 AM
Jean-Paul I was using 386MAX 6.02 on my 486 w/32 meg and was experiencing very slow exiting from Autocad and 3DS. It took several minutes to get back to the DOS prompt. Switching to QEMM took care of the problem. Another machine (386 w/ 8meg) seems to be fine with 386MAX and others I've spoken with haven't had the problem with up to 20meg so I never did find what the trouble was. Nobody seems to report any problems with QEMM, so take it for what it's worth. How's everything with the new family member in NYC? TedB
#26780From: Jean-Paul PeretzNov 10, 1992 5:18 PM
Hi Ted, I just bought 386NAX. I guess I'll try that first. How about Superstor. Did you try that ? See ya, Jean-Paul
#26788From: Ted BoardmanNov 10, 1992 6:07 PM
Jean-Paul Like I say, JP, 386MAX only seems to cause problems with 32 megs. By all means try it first, the problems aren't fatal. I've used it on other machines for years and have been happy with it. I've also been using SuperStor with DRDOS for a couple of years and the only problem I've had is the machine locking up and turning the current drive or partition into a read-only device. It's a pain in the neck because the drive has to be reformated. But we have those up-to-date backups, don't we <gggg>. Actually the last time it happened (3 of 3) I didn't have backups on my current work but the files can be copied to diskette before reformatting. DR/Novell doesn't have an answer to why it happens. Say hello to everyone at Pratt for me. TedB