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4. When assigning RAM to the PC286 emulator, be sure to
use increments of 16 bytes.
MS-DOS makes certain
assumtions about 'paragraphs' of RAM (16 byte chunks),
but the configuration software allows any increment of
RAM to be added. Setting the MS-DOS memory size to
an unusual amount, such as 537kb, will most likely result
in having MS-DOS programs fail or freeze when trying to
load or allocate memory.
5. The GVP/PC286 emulator utilizes an actual 80C286
processor in almost exactly the same way as a standard PC
clone. If a software compatibility issue arises, the vendor
of the software package should be contacted first to see if
there are any special requirements for running their
software on a clone; more often than not this is the case
rather than a problem with the PC286 itself.
6. When using the PC286 with a GVP A530-Turbo accelerator
for the Amiga 500, it is important to have the 68030's
data caches turned off until after the PC286 is up and
running. Turning the cache on while the P286 is not
running, and then attempting to start the PC286 will most
likely cause the PC286 to freeze and crash.
GVP/PC286