Acer /M: 1100 Switch Only for 1-MB Acer Machines (78657)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q78657

SUMMARY

According to Acer, the /MACHINE:6 or ACER1100 switch described on page 611 of the version 5.0 "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference" should only be used for an Acer 1100/16 computer with 1 MB of RAM (384K of extended memory). These computers, which can only contain 384K of extended memory on the motherboard, are now discontinued.

All Acer 1100 computers with 2 MB or more of RAM should use HIMEM A20 handler #1.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, contact Acer technical support.

The Acer products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 5/12/2003
Keywords: KB78657