Category : C++ Source Code
Archive   : VCCRT2.ZIP
Filename : B_MEMSIZ.ASM
title b_memsiz
;***
;b_memsiz.asm - contains the _bios_memsize() function
;
; Copyright (c) 1987-1992, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
;
;Purpose:
; This module contains the _bios_memsize() function.
;
;*******************************************************************************
include version.inc
.xlist
include cmacros.inc
.list
sBegin code
assumes cs,code
page
;***
;unsigned _bios_memsize() - return the total amount of memory in the system
;
;Purpose:
; The function "_bios_memsize" returns the total amount of memory
; installed on this machine, in kilobytes. 640 means 640 KB.
;
;Entry:
;
;Exit:
; AX = number of kilobytes of memory in the system
;
;Uses:
;
;Exceptions:
;
;*******************************************************************************
cProc _bios_memsize,
ifdef _WINDOWS
cBegin
else
cBegin
endif
int 12H ; get memory size in AX
ifdef _WINDOWS
cEnd
else
ret
cEnd
endif
sEnd
end
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