Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/08/16/05:23:01
On Sat, 15 Aug 1998, Johan Henriksson wrote:
> I've heard that under realmode, the maximum amount of memory for a mitrice
> is 64K.
Not true. The maximum amount of memory real mode can access is 1MB.
> Is it the same for protected
> mode? If I recall right, doesn't protected mode have bigger segments?
No, in protected mode the maximum amount of memory is theoretically
limited by 4GB. In practice, it depends on the environment in which you
run and is typically much lower than the theory. The DJGPP FAQ list
covers the details in chapter 15.
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