> On 22/07/2016 10:34, Tom Ehlert wrote: >>> (Honestly, FreeCOM needs to be better optimized for size and then we >>> wouldn't have to worry at all. That is one of our weakest links.) >> >> seriously: command.com has ~3 K resident size. what are you >> complaining about?
> This implies swapping capability, which not every PC has. FreeCom is > nearly unusable on my 8086 fitted with 256K of RAM, you are absolutely right. FreeDOS without HIMEM is almost useless, with only ~93 K memory remaining for this machine. however note the topic of the post is 'upper memory trick', which excludes 256 K RAM machines. > unless recompiled > with all possible compile-time options disabled. use a CSWAP'ing command.com > COMMAND.COM from MS is > a much better performer in this (very specific) context. amen. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
