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Fixing ‘Out of Memory’ in MS‑DOS: A Step‑by‑Step Diagnostic Guide
When MS‑DOS reports ‘Out of memory’ despite 640 KB RAM, the problem is usually conventional memory exhaustion. This guide walks through MEM, HIMEM.SYS, DOS=HIGH, DEVICEHIGH, and EMM386.EXE to reclaim space and get applications running.