From: louray@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Panayiotakis)
Subject: Re: Share your optimization tips
Article-I.D.: seas.1993Apr6.155426.14581
Organization: George Washington University
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In article <1993Apr5.163224.9526@cbfsb.cb.att.com> rmm@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (richard.m.maniscalco) writes:
>In article <1pm61pINNp45@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Bodnar) writes:
>>According to e_p@unl.edu (edgar pearlstein):
>>>        Here's another one:
>>>
>>>        5.  My computer arrived with the following statement in its
>>>            config.sys file:  STACKS = 9,256.  I changed it to
>>>            STACKS = 8,128 and saved 1296 bytes.  Maybe it could be
>>>            lowered even more, but I haven't tried it. 
>>
>>Exactly.
>>
>>Regardless of what Microsoft says, I have set STACKS=0,0 on every single
>>computer I have installed Windows on from a simple 386SX-16 up to 486DX-50
>>with EISA motherboards, NDI Volante TIGA adapters, Intel Ethernet Express
>>cards, and caching SCSI controllers from DPT and DTC.
>>
>>Not a problem yet, and the extra 2K+ gained means a lot with conventional
>>memory gobbling programs like OrCAD and Tango PCB.
>>-- 
>>John Bodnar                          : "While we liked developing Windows
>>The University of Texas at Austin    :  applications, we never inhaled."
>>Internet: jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu : 
>>UUCP: ....!cs.utexas!ut-ccwf!jbodnar :       -- Borland CEO Philippe Kahn
>
>
>
>I remember reading somewhere (QEMM manual, I think) that 
>STACK=9,256 is needed only for the Windows SETUP program.  
>Otherwise, use STACK=0,0.
>
>	Rich>
>


Hmmmmmm...I got my comp with windows pre-installed, and stacks is still
9,256.  if it was needed only for setup, wouldn't the morons take it
off???  (also, I don't have the qemm manual, as verything came with the
comp,  but not the qemm manual, so could anyone verify this???)

Mickey
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