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APPENDIX B
Common PEN*KEY 6000 Series Information
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Windows, Storage Devices, and Memory
In a PEN*KEY 6000 Series system, DOS, Windows, and the application are
loaded into RAM from a disk device.  In Figure BĆ2, the system shown has four
megabytes of RAM and a hard disk drive.  In this system, all of the software
components are stored on the hard drive, along with any application data.
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DOS / BIOS
Windows
Application
Work Space
4MB
3MB
2MB
1MB
Figure BĆ2
Desktop/Laptop PC with Hard Disk
The system depicted in Figure BĆ2 represents the standard desktop or laptop PC.
All of the software components (DOS, Windows) and the application are loaded
from the hard drive into RAM, as indicated by the arrows in the diagram.  The
box labeled Work Space", is part of RAM used by the system for shortĆterm storĆ
age of information.  The sizes of each area of memory shown, do not necessarily
represent the actual implementations.
System
Memory
DOS / BIOS
Windows
Application
Work Space
RAM Disk
4MB
3MB
2MB
1MB
8MB
7MB
6MB
5MB
Figure BĆ3
PC with RAM Disk
B. Common PEN*KEY
6000 Series Info.