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ASC2PS.ZIP | 6682 | 6280 | deflated |
ASC2PSD.ZIP | 1245 | 1167 | deflated |
ASC2PSO.ZIP | 1614 | 1444 | deflated |
CTRLCAP.ASM | 3483 | 1055 | deflated |
CTRLCAP.BAS | 1648 | 750 | deflated |
CTRLCAP.COM | 152 | 151 | deflated |
CTRLCAP.SCR | 374 | 188 | deflated |
DOSFUNC.ASM | 2048 | 625 | deflated |
MULTCOPY.COM | 6315 | 3829 | deflated |
MULTCOPY.SCR | 463 | 239 | deflated |
PCNET.BAT | 2156 | 610 | deflated |
PP718.ZIP | 7005 | 6854 | deflated |
SHFTPICK.COM | 10 | 10 | stored |
SHFTPICK.SCR | 89 | 78 | deflated |
XPANBOSS.ASM | 5889 | 1740 | deflated |
XPANBOSS.BAS | 5328 | 1707 | deflated |
XPANBOSS.COM | 886 | 630 | deflated |
XPANDISK.ASM | 38309 | 8108 | deflated |
XPANDISK.BAS | 10335 | 3170 | deflated |
XPANDISK.DOC | 2121 | 1078 | deflated |
XPANDISK.SYS | 1876 | 1447 | deflated |
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Contents of the XPANDISK.DOC file
XPANDISK.SYS and XPANBOSS
Device Driver and Command
Michael J. Mefford
1988 No. 18 (Utilities)
Purpose:Permits varying the amount of expanded memory allocated to a RAM
disk without rebooting, when used on systems equipped with memory that conforms
to the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft specification.
Format:In CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS [/Dn][/Sn][/En][/Mn][/An]
At DOS command prompt:
XPANBOSS [d:][/Dn][/Sn][/En][/Wn][/Rn][/Mn][/An]
Remarks:XPANDISK makes use of an Expanded Memory Manager. The
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS entry must, therefore, follow the DEVICE=EMM.SYS (driver
name will differ with manufacturer) line already in the CONFIG.SYS file.
XPANBOSS varies the parameters of the RAMdisk d: created by XPANDISK. Note that
while this does not require rebooting, changing parameters other than /R (Read-Only) does reformat d:, whose contents are thereby lost. A confirmation warning
is given to allow saving the RAMdisk files before the reformatting. The
optional switch parameters for XPANDISK.SYS and XPANBOSS.COM are as follows:
/DnDisk size, variable from 16K to 32,768K; default 64K.
/SnSector size, 128, 256, or 512 bytes; default 265 bytes.
/EnNumber of RAMdisk root directory entries; default 64.
/MnMinimizes RAMdisk size (to 16K); use when running
large spreadsheets or databases.
/AnExpands RAMdisk to fill all extended memory.
/WnEliminates warning that changing RAMdisk
parameters loses contents; use in batch file operation.
/RnMake RAMdisk read-only; use after loading possible
Trojan horse programs. RAMdisk d: may be returned
to read-write by entering d:XPANBOSS.
Note: DOS assigns the next available drive letter as d:. Be sure that
this does not cause a conflict if you are using a SUBST drive.
Note: XPANDISK and XPANBOSS allow the same parameter comments permitted
by the VDISK.SYS extended/conventional device driver. Thus, for example, you
could enter
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS /disk size=120K /sector=128
and DOS would understand this as
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS /D120/S128
Device Driver and Command
Michael J. Mefford
1988 No. 18 (Utilities)
Purpose:Permits varying the amount of expanded memory allocated to a RAM
disk without rebooting, when used on systems equipped with memory that conforms
to the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft specification.
Format:In CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS [/Dn][/Sn][/En][/Mn][/An]
At DOS command prompt:
XPANBOSS [d:][/Dn][/Sn][/En][/Wn][/Rn][/Mn][/An]
Remarks:XPANDISK makes use of an Expanded Memory Manager. The
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS entry must, therefore, follow the DEVICE=EMM.SYS (driver
name will differ with manufacturer) line already in the CONFIG.SYS file.
XPANBOSS varies the parameters of the RAMdisk d: created by XPANDISK. Note that
while this does not require rebooting, changing parameters other than /R (Read-Only) does reformat d:, whose contents are thereby lost. A confirmation warning
is given to allow saving the RAMdisk files before the reformatting. The
optional switch parameters for XPANDISK.SYS and XPANBOSS.COM are as follows:
/DnDisk size, variable from 16K to 32,768K; default 64K.
/SnSector size, 128, 256, or 512 bytes; default 265 bytes.
/EnNumber of RAMdisk root directory entries; default 64.
/MnMinimizes RAMdisk size (to 16K); use when running
large spreadsheets or databases.
/AnExpands RAMdisk to fill all extended memory.
/WnEliminates warning that changing RAMdisk
parameters loses contents; use in batch file operation.
/RnMake RAMdisk read-only; use after loading possible
Trojan horse programs. RAMdisk d: may be returned
to read-write by entering d:XPANBOSS.
Note: DOS assigns the next available drive letter as d:. Be sure that
this does not cause a conflict if you are using a SUBST drive.
Note: XPANDISK and XPANBOSS allow the same parameter comments permitted
by the VDISK.SYS extended/conventional device driver. Thus, for example, you
could enter
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS /disk size=120K /sector=128
and DOS would understand this as
DEVICE=XPANDISK.SYS /D120/S128
December 5, 2017
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