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Base Memory
Typically 640 KB. Also called conventional memory.
The DOS operating system and conventional
applications use this area.
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Extended Memory
Above the 1-MB boundary. Early IBM personal
computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but
current PCs and their software can use extended
memory.
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Total Memory
The fields show the total installed random access
memory (RAM).