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Running larger DOS programs and some recommendations
(04-07-2024 03:23 AM)fy789 Wrote:  ...running both programs from the DOS prompt in the
GUI will not work.

This is because the GUI and any other programs take up memory. Launching a DOS prompt from within the GUI can only access a portion of the total system RAM.

Several packages were created to let you free up more memory (which you can check with the MEM command). If you want to allocate more to a program you list in the GUI, edit the command for the .EXE or .COM by following it with a pipe (|) then the RAM amount.

There is help for this within the &...

Do you have the User Guide?

I also highly recommend a couple of packages:
  • The Buddy System
  • MaxDOS
  • CloseFLR
  • Software Carousel (SC)
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HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 03-27-2024, 05:12 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - BruceH - 03-27-2024, 10:26 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 03-28-2024, 10:43 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - BruceH - 03-29-2024, 12:31 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 03-30-2024, 05:05 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - Helix - 03-29-2024, 10:35 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 03-30-2024, 05:08 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - MeindertKuipers - 03-28-2024, 02:20 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 04-02-2024, 10:16 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - mareksaw - 04-03-2024, 10:17 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - mareksaw - 04-03-2024, 05:44 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 04-17-2024, 02:34 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - mareksaw - 04-18-2024, 01:51 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - fy789 - 04-07-2024, 03:23 AM
Running larger DOS programs and some recommendations - striegel - 04-07-2024 11:43 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - mareksaw - 04-09-2024, 08:51 AM
Where to get MaxDOS - striegel - 04-09-2024, 07:51 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - Helix - 04-10-2024, 01:07 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - mareksaw - 04-11-2024, 09:17 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - Helix - 04-10-2024, 01:13 PM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - JanS - 04-11-2024, 11:37 AM
RE: HP200LX CF cards - Helix - 04-11-2024, 12:38 PM



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