Microsoft KB Archive/22580

Multiplan: How Memory Is Used PSS ID Number: Q22580 Article last modified on 01-17-1991 PSS database name: D_MPlan

3.00 3.01 3.02 3.04 4.00 4.01 4.20

MS-DOS

Question:

How much memory is required to run Multiplan versions 3.00, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04, 4.00, 4.01, and 4.20?

Response:

Multiplan versions 3.00, 3.01, 3.02, and 3.04 are designed to run on systems with at least 256K of random access memory (RAM). The program itself takes approximately 132K of memory. Different versions of DOS take different amounts of memory, so it is difficult to say exactly how much memory will be left for the spreadsheet. Assuming you have about 190K left after you boot DOS, you should have around 60K available for the spreadsheet itself.

Multiplan versions 4.00, 4.01, and 4.20 require at least 384K of RAM. These versions will take advantage of expanded memory (LIM EMS 4.0) if it is detected.

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