27 Oct 15 18:58, you wrote to me:  
    
  >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanded_memory  
  >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_memory  
  >>  
  >> have you tried running your program in ""real"" dos? like MSDOS 6.22 or  
  >> whate r the last version of PCDOS was...  
    
   jl> Yes. It works in MS-DOS 6.22. The only memory i'm using in DOSEmu is  
   jl> the ems.sys memory driver.  
    
  ok... so the old school EMS is what was missing and now you have it working  
  as  
  desired?  
    
  )\\/(ark  
    
  ... Always look for the calculations that go with a calculated risk.  
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