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8-MByte Memory Limitation Removed
by Fred Parkes
Commercial Systems Division
With MPE/iX (Limited and General) Release 5.0 the 8-MByte memory
limitation has been removed.
In the MPE/iX Release 4.0 several low-end system models had a hardware
limitation due to the 8-MByte memory controller cards in them. For more
information refer to the MPE/iX Release 4.0 PowerPatch B.40.08 Addendum.
This problem has been corrected in Release 5.0 by making all memory
available when loading operating system images.
* In MPE/iX Limited Release 5.0 the disk boot-up procedure was
corrected. You will not see any external change to the operating
system.
* In MPE/iX General Release 5.0 a new module, TAPEIPL, was added for
tape boot-up. If you are booting from tape with MPE/iX General
Release 5.0 you will see this new module as the first module from
the tape, before ISL.
No action is required - this is for your information only.