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["Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ" <bastiaan.pa3ffz@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi Mel,
I solved the problem by NOT having any program loaded that is NOT needed 
for Arachne at booting.

Do you realy need the CD for Arachne? I guess not.

So REM out all CD-stuff in autoexec.bat and you will get more free
memory for Arachne.

But, you sometimes want to use the CD => make a batch file in the main 
C:\ directory containing all the CD stuff.

Do not call it: CD.bat because CD is a DOS-command... player.bat will
do. If you want to use your CD... just type "Player".

I also REMed out Norton Commander from autoexec.bat and made a bath
"NC.bat".

Before: MEM = 79k (red)
After:  MEM = 135+ (green)

The maximum of free memory is needed during dialing.

Regards, Bastiaan (73's)



On Thu, 20 May 2004 18:43:03 +0100, Mel Evans wrote:

> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!

> Hi Glenn,

> Tried LH epppd mod but no difference, and still shwoing 81(+)
> on arachne advice panel.

> Here's the autoexec.bat file

> *****************************************

> @C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe
> REM [Header]
> @ECHO OFF
> PATH=3DD:\GOLD;D:\DSK2

> mode con codepage prepare=3D((850) c:\windows\COMMAND\ega.cpi)
> mode con codepage select=3D850
> keyb uk,,c:\windows\COMMAND\keyboard.sys

> *******************************************

> and the config.sys file

> ******************************************

> rem Moved by Windows Setup - please do not load any drivers above=
> the
> following line
> device=3Dc:\realmode\aspi4dos.sys

> REM [Header]

> REM [CD-ROM Drive]

> device=3Dc:\realmode\oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
> device=3Dc:\realmode\btdosm.sys
> device=3Dc:\realmode\flashpt.sys
> device=3Dc:\realmode\btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
> device=3Dc:\realmode\aspi2dos.sys
> device=3Dc:\realmode\aspi8dos.sys
> device=3Dc:\realmode\aspi8u2.sys
> device=3Dc:\realmode\aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

> [common]
> dos=3Dhigh,umb
> buffers=3D40
> device=3Dc:\windows\himem.sys /testmem:off

> REM ------------------

> REM [Miscellaneous]

> REM [SCSI Controllers]

> REM [Display]

> REM [Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture Card]

> REM [Mouse]
> REM ------------------
> device=3Dc:\windows\COMMAND\display.sys con=3D(ega,,1)
> Country=3D044,850,c:\windows\COMMAND\country.sys

> ***********************************************
> Here's mel-mem.txt

> ***********************************************

> Memory Type        Total       Used       Free
> ----------------  --------   --------   --------
> Conventional          640K        78K       562K
> Upper                   0K         0K         0K
> Reserved              384K       384K         0K
> Extended (XMS)     15,360K          ?   129,868K
> ----------------  --------   --------   --------
> Total memory       16,384K          ?   130,430K

> Total under 1 MB      640K        78K       562K

> Largest executable program size       562K (575,104 bytes)
> Largest free upper memory block         0K       (0 bytes)
> MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.

> **************************************************

> Here's meml-memc.txt

> **************************************************

> Modules using memory below 1 MB:

> Name           Total           Conventional       Upper Memory
> --------  ----------------   ----------------  =
> ----------------
> MSDOS       39,408   (38K)     39,408   (38K)          0   =
> (0K)
> HIMEM        1,168    (1K)      1,168    (1K)          0   =
> (0K)
> DISPLAY      8,304    (8K)      8,304    (8K)          0   =
> (0K)
> DBLBUFF      2,976    (3K)      2,976    (3K)          0   =
> (0K)
> IFSHLP       2,864    (3K)      2,864    (3K)          0   =
> (0K)
> WIN          3,680    (4K)      3,680    (4K)          0   =
> (0K)
> vmm32        4,352    (4K)      4,352    (4K)          0   =
> (0K)
> KEYB         6,944    (7K)      6,944    (7K)          0   =
> (0K)
> COMMAND     10,336   (10K)     10,336   (10K)          0   =
> (0K)
> Free       575,104  (562K)    575,104  (562K)          0   =
> (0K)

> Memory Summary:

> Type of Memory       Total         Used          Free
> ----------------  -----------   -----------   -----------
> Conventional          655,360        80,256       575,104
> Upper                       0             0             0
> Reserved              393,216       393,216             0
> Extended (XMS)     15,728,640             ?   132,984,832
> ----------------  -----------   -----------   -----------
> Total memory       16,777,216             ?   133,559,936

> Total under 1 MB      655,360        80,256       575,104

> Largest executable program size         575,088   (562K)
> Largest free upper memory block               0     (0K)
> MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.

> ***************************************************

> so is this of any help? and treat me gently my dears, remember I=

> don't know much about DOS, this info was like duh! a pretty major=

> effort for me, figgerin out how to get it cut and pasted from DOS=

> into a w98 mailer! GRIN 8>)

> Regards

> mel

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