Article: Q64526
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 1.x, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a
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SUMMARY
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Different versions of MS-DOS and different original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) versions of MS-DOS may use slightly different amounts of memory.
Depending on the number of floppy drives and hard drive partitions a machine
has, MS-DOS uses different amounts of memory. The following list describes the
approximate amount of memory used by each MS-DOS version:
Available Memory
MS-DOS Version Memory Used
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5.0 with Shell
DOS = HIGH 618K 22K
5.0 with Shell
DOS = LOW 574K 66K
5.0 DOS = HIGH 623K 17K
5.0 DOS = LOW 579K 61K
4.0x with Shell 571K 69K
4.0x 575K 65K
3.3a 586K 54K
3.3 586K 54K
3.2 595K 45K
3.1 602K 38K
3.0 602K 38K
2.11 616K 24K
2.1 616K 24K
2.0 608K 32K
1.1 627K 13K
These values may be slightly different on your machine because the manufacturer
may have modified MS-DOS to function correctly on your machine. This
adaptability allows MS-DOS to function identically on many different PCs, giving
those manufacturers the flexibility to design machines to meet hardware needs
without sacrificing a significant amount of internal memory for the operating
system.
MORE INFORMATION
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In the list above, each machine was booted with a minimum configuration, no
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, and BUFFERS = 8 by default. MS-DOS 4.0 was
booted from the 5.25-inch Operating System 3 disk.
Additional query words: 3.0 3.00 3.1 3.10 3.2 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.3 3.30 3.3a 3.30a 4.0 4.00 4.0a 4.00a 5.0 5.00 5.0a 5.00a noupd
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS1xSearch kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a kbMSDOS211
Version : MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x
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