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low memory Last modified: Saturday, May 16, 1998
In DOS systems, the first 640K of memory. This portion of memory is reserved for applications, device drivers, and memory-resident programs (TSRs). Low memory is also called conventional memory.
Overview of memory management This page, from Qualitas Inc., provides a detailed explanation of the 8088 CPU, low/high DOS, expanded and extended memory, and 386 capabilities.	Related Categories Communications DOS Memory Related Terms DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) expanded memory extended memory high memory TSR Shopping low memory Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Random Access Memory (RAM) 21757 Model Matches Memory Cards 49502 Model Matches Cache Memory 75 Model Matches Shoes 3580 Store Offers Laptops 268 Model Matches