HIMEM.SYS
E945338
HIMEM.SYS is a DOS memory manager driver used to access extended memory (XMS) on IBM PC-compatible systems.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DOS device driver
ⓘ
XMS driver ⓘ extended memory manager ⓘ memory manager ⓘ |
| accesses |
extended memory
ⓘ
high memory area ⓘ |
| componentOf |
MS-DOS memory management
ⓘ
Windows 9x real-mode boot sequence ⓘ |
| configurationFile | CONFIG.SYS ⓘ |
| controls | A20 gate ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| doesNotManage |
conventional memory
ⓘ
expanded memory (EMS) ⓘ |
| era | DOS era ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .SYS ⓘ |
| fileType | system file ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
80286
ⓘ
80386 ⓘ 80486 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| loadDirective |
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
ⓘ
DEVICEHIGH=HIMEM.SYS ⓘ |
| loadedBy | CONFIG.SYS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | XMS memory blocks ⓘ |
| memoryRegion |
High Memory Area (HMA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extended memory above 1 MB ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
DR-DOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ PC DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 3.x NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | IBM PC compatible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
manage extended memory
ⓘ
provide XMS services ⓘ |
| provides | XMS API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CONFIG.SYS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EMM386.EXE NERFINISHED ⓘ XMS specification ⓘ |
| requires |
80286 or higher CPU
ⓘ
A20 line control ⓘ |
| status | legacy software ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
Extended Memory Specification
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XMS ⓘ |
| usedBy |
DOS applications using XMS
ⓘ
EMM386.EXE NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 3.x protected-mode kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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