First post, by feipoa
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I remember reading that Windows 9x uses memory from the top, down (e.g. if you have 32 MB of memory, the start of memory usage occurs from the 32nd MB, then fills the 31st MB, then the 30th MB, etc), such that if your system contains more memory than your system can cache (not enough cache), you will receive a performance hit. This is pretty evident to check for using CPUMark99, for example.
I also recall that DOS, on the other hand, starts using memory from the bottom, up, such that you will not immediately receive a performance hit for the MB's closest to the bottom.
Does anybody know which order Windows 3.11 uses memory in, that is, the DOS order or the Win9x order? Thanks!
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