768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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Dulton
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768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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In the configuration window I can select 768kB RAM for a Generic Turbo XT.
Question: What happens to the 128kB above 640kB?

I have a Philips NMS-9100 Turbo XT with 768kB RAM. The extra 128kB is mapped to address range D0000-EFFFF and can be used by HIMEM.SYS for UMB.
Would love to see this in PCem as well and be able to LOADHIGH some TSRs :)
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Re: 768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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Dulton wrote: Fri 12 Jul, 2019 12:02 pm In the configuration window I can select 768kB RAM for a Generic Turbo XT.
Question: What happens to the 128kB above 640kB?
Can't it be used by HIMEM like you Philips?
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Re: 768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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omarsis81 wrote: Fri 12 Jul, 2019 2:34 pm Can't it be used by HIMEM like you Philips?
Nope (or not yet), the last 128kB are not "visible".
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Re: 768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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The extra 128kB should be accessible as conventional/base memory if you're using MDA/CGA/Hercules video. EGA/VGA and later will render it inaccessible.
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Re: 768kB RAM on Generic Turbo XT

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Ah yes, I understand now, thnx.
It's 64kB extra (not 128kB) which is simply added to the normal memory pool creating a total of 704kB. No (need for) upper memory blocks.
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