Microsoft KB Archive/58547

= LIM 4.0 Expanded Memory Boards/Drivers for Basic 7.0 =

Article ID: 58547

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q58547



SUMMARY
Listed below are some memory boards/drivers that are within the specifications of the LIM 4.0 EMS (Lotus-Intel-Microsoft version 4.0 Expanded Memory Specification) standard for MS-DOS. One list below is for 80386 computers, and the other list is for 80286 computers.

This information is useful for owners of Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) version 7.0 or 7.1 for MS-DOS. The following features in Basic PDS 7.0 and 7.1 can take advantage of LIM 4.0 EMS expanded memory: ISAM file-handling, the QBX.EXE environment, and certain overlaid .EXE programs.



MORE INFORMATION
Below is a list of expanded memory boards and drivers for machines with an 80386 processor chip. (The 80386 is also known as the 386): Company       Address / Phone              Memory board / Driver ---       ---              -

Teleware West 909 Electric Ave.            Above DISC Inc.          Suite 102 Seal Beach, CA 90740

Everex        48431 Milmont Dr.            RAM8000 / EMM.SYS Fremont, CA 94538 (800) 821-0806              (415) 498-1115

Intel         185 Berry                    InBoard 386 AT / Driver Suite 306 San Francisco, CA 94107 (800) 538-3373              (408) 765-4512

Microsoft     One Microsoft Way            HIMEM.SYS Redmond, WA 98052           EMM386.SYS supplied with (800) 426-9400                MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows (206) 882-8088                3.0 and 3.1.

Orchid        45365 Northport              RamQuest XT / AT               Loop West Fremont, CA 94538 (415) 683-0300

Qualitas      7101 Wisconsin Ave.          n/a / 386MAX Suite 1386 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-6700

Quarterdeck   150 Pico Blvd                n/a / QEMM Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 392-9851

Tall Trees    2585 East Bayshore Rd.       JRAM / JEMS Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 493-1980

Techmar       6225 Cochran Rd.             MICRORAM 386 Solan, OH 44139             MICRORAM (PS/2) (216) 349-1009

Toshiba       2441 Michelle Dr.            n/a / EMM386.SYS Tustin, CA 92680 (800) 999-4273              (714) 583-3000 Below is a list of expanded memory boards and drivers for machines with an 80286 processor chip. (The 80286 also known as the 286): Company       Address / Phone              Memory board / Driver ---       ---              -

Teleware West 909 Electric Ave.            Above DISC Inc.          Suite 102 Seal Beach, CA 90740 (714) 545-1181

AST           16215 Alton Parkway          Rampage Plus XT / AT               Irvine, CA 92718             SixPak 286 XT / AT               (714) 863-1333

Intel         185 Berry                    Above Board Plus / EMM Suite 306                   Above Board Plus 8 / EMM San Francisco, CA 94107 (800) 538-3373              (408) 765-4512

Microsoft     One Microsoft Way            HIMEM.SYS Redmond, WA 98052 (800) 426-9400              (206) 882-8088

Orchid        45365 Northport              RamQuest XT / AT               Loop West Fremont, CA 94538 (415) 683-0300

Qualitas      7101 Wisconsin Ave.          n/a / MOVE'EM               Suite 1386 Bethesda, MA 20814 (301) 907-6700

Quarterdeck   150 Pico Blvd                n/a / QEMM(IBM ONLY) Santa Monica, CA 90405      n/a / QEMM 50/60 (213) 392-9851

Tall Trees    2585 East Bayshore Rd.       JRAM / JEMS Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 493-1980

Techmar       6225 Cochran Rd.             MICRORAM Solan, OH 44139             CAPTAIN 286 (216) 349-1009

Toshiba       2441 Michelle Dr.            n/a / EMM.SYS Tustin, CA 92680 (800) 999-4273              (714) 583-3000

