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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0013A 8-31-84
3.30 WORDSTAR PATCH FOR IBM PC'S
WITH MORE THAN 512K RAM MEMORY
"NOT ENOUGH MEMORY" ERROR
WordStar is a program that is set up to see a maximum of 512K RAM
memory. If it sees more than that amount, it will try to write
over itself. Not being able to complete this task, WordStar will
give back the error "not enough memory".
The patch below will rectify the error explained above. This
patch is also only compatible with IBM PCs with WordStar 3.30 and
PC DOS 2.00 and 2.10. This patch is to be utilized with IBM
DEBUG on the WINSTALL.COM file.
IBM Personal Computer DOS Version 2.00 & 2.10
A> debug WINSTALL.COM <-------------First Line
-e 2d4 <---------------------------Second Line
090B:02D4 7C.72 <----------------Third Line - Only the 72
-w <--------------------------------Fourth Line
Writing 0480 bytes <----------------Computer Answer Back with
-q <--------------------------------Fifth Line, and Final
WordStar is a registered trademark of Micro Pro Corporation. IBM
is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.