Hi!
I must to explain it better:
My PC has 4GB RAM (2x 2GB CHIPs) and installed Windows 7 and MS-DOS 7.10
DOS works correctly. Windows 7 also.
I tried to install Windows 98, but after restart it reports problem with RAM.
In Windows 7 I have installed VMWare and there is done Virtual Machine with Windows 98. I set to this virtual machine 128MB and virtual machine works correctly.
I didn't knew that real Windows 98 has problem with RAM. First I tried MEMMAKER (on real PC) - not successful.
So, I tried to set Virtual Machine to 3GB RAM and there was the same error report. Now I knew that problem is in RAM.
But how to reduce RAM-size for REAL PC? Two 2GB chips I need for Windows 7.
How to set limit of RAM for Windows 98? It seems stupid if I'm writting about virtual machine where's Windows 98 working - but - I need REAL Windows 98 also.
Windows 98 is first OS which support Java for KickAssembler (coding programs for Commodores). 64HDD is DOS APPLICATION.
Windows 98 has native DOS support and it's not problem to switch to DOS.
Why switching?
When I want to change st. in source code of Commodore program, I can write only "win" and run KickAssembler to compile it, after switch to DOS and test this change on 64HDD in DOS...
And that's all what I need - simple switching between DOS - GUI Win98.
But have problem how to limit RAM. I tried modyfying system.ini, win.ini, create big RAM Drive in DOS... nothing helps.
So, if you now understand, please help me. Or maybe it needs only utility like "RAM Limiter" or so...
Problem is parallel port...
Yes, in VMWare is possible to add physical port to devices, but if I run 64HDD in VM parallel port hangs and don't communicate with Commodore.
In MS-DOS 7.10 it works properly, communication is ok, but if I have to switch from Win7 to DOS or vice-versa only for few lines of code it's not useful...
...and this is 'cause I need Win98 also...
Miro