386MAX
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386MAX was a computer memory manager
for DOS
-based personal computer
s. It competed with Quarterdeck's QEMM
memory manager. It was manufactured by Qualitas.
BlueMax was a special version designed for the IBM PS/2 with ROM compression to get the most of the Upper Memory Blocks.
Memory manager
In IBM PC compatible computing, DOS memory management refers to software and techniques employed to give applications access to more than 640K of "conventional memory". The 640kB limit was specific to the IBM PC and close compatibles; other machines running MS-DOS had different limits, for example...
for DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
-based personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s. It competed with Quarterdeck's QEMM
QEMM
Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager , was a memory manager produced by Quarterdeck Office Systems in the late 1980s through late 1990s. It was the most popular memory manager for the MS-DOS and other DOS operating systems.-QEMM product ranges:QRAM: A memory manager for 286 or higher CPU. It...
memory manager. It was manufactured by Qualitas.
BlueMax was a special version designed for the IBM PS/2 with ROM compression to get the most of the Upper Memory Blocks.