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Borland C++ 3.1 › <bios.h>

_bios_memsize

raw OCR

Returns memory size.

Defined in header <bios.h>

Syntax

#include <bios.h>
unsigned _bios_memsize(void);

Portability

DOSUNIXWindowsANSI CC++ only
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Remarks

_bios_memsize returns the size of RAM memory using BIOS interrupt 0x12. This does not include display adapter memory, extended memory, or expanded memory.

Return value

_bios_memsize returns the size of RAM memory in IK blocks.

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <bios.h>

int main(void)

   unsigned memory_size;
   memory_size = _bios_memsize() ;   /* returns value up to 640K  */
   printfC'RAM size = %dK\n", memory_size) ;

   return 0;

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Extraction notes

  • heading `_bios_nnennsize` read as `_bios_memsize`

Stable link: /3.1/bios.h/_bios_memsize/ · short form /3.1/_bios_memsize/