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Increased memory to 256Kb (the app crashes on a 64Kb machine running DOS 2.0 -- is that normal?)

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Jeff Parsons 2017-06-14 12:01:15 -07:00 • committed by Jeff Parsons
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apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ permalink: /apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/
machines: machines:
- type: pcx86 - type: pcx86
id: ibm5150 id: ibm5150
config: /devices/pcx86/machine/5150/cga/64kb/machine.xml config: /devices/pcx86/machine/5150/cga/256kb/machine.xml
autoMount: autoMount:
B: B:
path: /apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/ADVENTMATH100.json path: /apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/ADVENTMATH100.json
@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ Another unexpected file is **BASICA.EXE** (54277 bytes) from 1999. It seems unl
*any* BASIC binary with this game, because DOS was a prerequisite, and at the time, all versions of DOS included BASIC. *any* BASIC binary with this game, because DOS was a prerequisite, and at the time, all versions of DOS included BASIC.
IBM's PC-DOS shipped with **BASICA.COM**, and OEM versions of DOS shipped with either **GWBASIC.EXE** or **BASIC.EXE**. IBM's PC-DOS shipped with **BASICA.COM**, and OEM versions of DOS shipped with either **GWBASIC.EXE** or **BASIC.EXE**.
The closest matching binary I'd seen up to this point was **BASICA.EXE** from COMPAQ DOS 1.12 (54304 bytes). The closest matching binary I'd seen up to this point was **BASICA.EXE** from [COMPAQ DOS 1.12](/disks/pcx86/dos/compaq/1.12/)
And sure enough, examining the strings contained inside this **BASICA.EXE** revealed that it is a close relative: (54304 bytes). And sure enough, examining the strings contained inside this **BASICA.EXE** revealed that it is a close relative:
The COMPAQ Personal Computer BASIC The COMPAQ Personal Computer BASIC
Version 1.13 Version 1.13