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HIMEM.SYS is a DOS
device driver which allows DOS
programs to
store data in
extended memory according to the
Extended Memory Specification (XMS). The...
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Memory Specification (XMS). This API is
implemented by a
driver (such as
HIMEM.SYS) or the
operating system kernel,
which takes care of
memory management...
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extended memory (obtained by EMM386
through the
extended memory manager HIMEM.SYS). This
technique enabled both EMS (expanded memory) as well as UMBs...
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processor back into "real mode".
HIMEM.SYS 2.03 and
higher used
unreal mode on the 80386 and
higher CPUs
while HIMEM.SYS 2.06 and
higher used LOADALL...
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extended memory. It
could also use
almost all
available RAM even if no
HIMEM.SYS was loaded. a CP/M set
released in 1982,
archived from the original...
- (2011-03-18). "
HIMEM.SYS,
unreal mode, and LOADALL". OS/2 Museum.
Archived from the
original on 2017-01-03.
Retrieved 2017-01-03. Riiser, Haakon. "
HIMEM.SYS and...
- for the mouse, CD-ROM and
sound card;
Windows drivers are used instead.
HIMEM.SYS is
still required to boot
Windows 95. EMM386 and
other memory managers...
- pre-XMS
versions of RAMDRIVE.SYS (1985), SMARTDRV.SYS (1986) as well as
HIMEM.SYS (2.03, 1988-08-04; 2.04, 1988-08-17)
drivers in MS-DOS,
Uniform Software...
- the
extended 286 KB
memory in real mode. To
access the
additional memory,
HIMEM.SYS is needed. A few PC
vendors shipped Windows/286 with
Intel 8086 hardware;...
- MS-DOS. An
example CONFIG.SYS for MS-DOS 5: DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\
HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS FILES=30 S****=C:\DOS\COMMAND...
