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BASE MEMORY [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
OBS

The memory used to fill up PC-AT [personal computer-advanced technology] system memory, up to the maximum of 640 kilobytes (KB) recognized by the DOS.

OBS

DOS: Disk operating system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
OBS

Zone de mémoire située entre 0 et 640 Ko [kilo-octets], accessible sous MS-Dos [Microsoft disk operating system], quel que soit le type de processeur. Les programmes résidents et les applications fonctionnant sous MS-Dos sont chargés en mémoire conventionnelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
OBS

Los primeros 640 kibibytes de memoria, en computadoras IBM PC [computador personal] y compatibles.

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