Hi.
>
> At 04:43 AM 2/11/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >  Hello Everyone,
> >        Been working on an old dinosaur(386 w/2mb RAM)and had to
> >reinstall Win 3.11 . Seems that it had previously been working with
> >Windows do not know the story as to why it may have stopped, what was
> >happening when I got it was that it was locking up at the Win 3.1
>
> Don't really think it is the memory (or lack of) unless the memory failed.
> More than likely you are missing either the DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS or
> DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS.  If either of these two are missing in
> a system with such a small amount of RAM then windows will not operate, you
> would not have enough conventional memory left.
>
        Win 3.11 just needs HIMEM for accessing so called extended memory.
EMM386.EXE is for UMB's and, if wanted EMS.
        Recall that Windows not for Workgroups works on a 286.
>
> Mike
> PC Tech
>
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Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1
     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)


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