
Subject: SOTA Memory/16i Distribution Diskette
Date: 8/27/1990
This new version of SOTA Memory/16i device driver and utility program.

Device Driver
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1. SOTA16i.SYS Version 3.62A
   All command line options are same as version 1.02

2. SOTAEMS.SYS Version 3.02A
   New added SOTAPOP command line usage,

	- /TOP=nnn : increase DOS memory up to video buffer. 640K at
		     default, 704K for MDA and 736K for CGA.

	- /IOADDR=n : overrides the default base I/O address (0208H) at which
		      the EMS hardware should be configured.

		n	I/O base address
		_	________________

		5	0258H
		6	0268H
		e	02E8H

	  *  No need to specify unless I/O port conflict encountered !

3. SOTADISK.SYS
   New added command line usage,

	- /SOTA=nnn : use the XT mother board's memory to configure as
		      a RAM disk.

Utility
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  SOTAMAP.EXE Version 1.1

	- This utility displays a detailed description of the current memory
	  configuration.

  SOTA Memory/16i DOS/Configuration Loader Version 1.0

  BUFFERS.COM

	This utility loads the DOS configuration 'BUFFERS=nn' to high memory.

	- USAGE: Before load BUFFERS to high memory, you have to specify the
	  memory area in SOTAEMS.SYS.  Reference SOTA Memory/16i user's manual
	  for detail.

	Example for loading buffers to high memory :

	* c:\SOTA16i\BUFFERS

	  This command shows the current buffers on the system.

	* c:\SOTA16i\BUFFERS + nn

	  This command loads the number of buffers that you specify to the
	  high memory.	If the high memory had not been reserved and has
	  not enough memory to load, then the utility will do nothing.

	* c:\SOTA16i\BUFFERS ?

	  This command shows the usage of utility.

  FILES.COM

	This utility loads the DOS configuration 'FILES=nnn' to high memory.

	- USAGE: Before load FILES to high memory, you have to specify the
	  memory area in SOTAEMS.SYS.  Reference SOTA Memory/16i user's manual
	  for detail.

	Example for loading buffers to high memory :

	* c:\SOTA16i\FILES

	  This command shows the current files on the system.

	* c:\SOTA16i\FILES + nnn

	  This command loads the number of files that you specify to the
	  high memory.	If the high memory had not been reserved and has
	  not enough memory to load, then the utility will do nothing.

	* c:\SOTA16i\FILES ?

	  This command shows the usage of utility.


floppyio.sys
use this driver only when your system has any problem on accessing the 
floppy driver.



Hardware and Software compatibility
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  1. AT&T machine clock problem, we recommended to put the AT&TIMER.EXE on
     AUTOEXEC.BAT

  2. Lotus 1-2-3 release 3 user need to run patch123.EXE 
     after the first time installation.

  3. If any problem with graphics mode on SOTAEMS.SYS driver please make sure
     video type then exclude the video memory on SOTAEMS.SYS command line
     option.  Example, if the video type is monochrome the use /E=B800-BC00
     option.
