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First 640 KB of RAM under DOS
In DOS memory management, conventional memory, also called base memory, is the first 640 kilobytes of the memory on IBM PC or compatible systems. It is the read-write memory directly addressable by the processor for use by the operating system and application programs. As memory prices rapidly declined, this design decision became a limitation in the use of large memory capacities until the introduction of operating systems and processors that made it irrelevant. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Conventional memoryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Influence of thermomechanical treatment on the shape memory effect and pseudoelasticity behavior of conventional and additive manufactured Fe–Mn–Si–Cr–Ni-(V,C) shape memory alloysInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Public hearing before Assembly State Government CommitteeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Distinct activation thresholds of human conventional and innate-like memory T cellsCited 140 times
- Go sideways: Upper memory areaA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Extended memoryA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The first 640 kilobytes of RAM in an IBM-compatible PC.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Distinct activation thresholds of human conventional and innate-like memory T cells
Review on non-conventional machining of shape memory alloys
Memory colours and colour quality evaluation of conventional and solid-state lamps
Building a memory palace in minutes: Equivalent memory performance using virtual versus conventional environments with the Method of Loci
Screening for Alzheimer's Disease: The Memory Impairment Screen Versus the Conventional Three‐Word Memory Test
Immunotherapy with conventional type-1 dendritic cells induces immune memory and limits tumor relapse
High temperature superelasticity realized in equiatomic Ti-Ni conventional shape memory alloy by severe cold rolling
Conventional CD4+ T cells present bacterial antigens to induce cytotoxic and memory CD8+ T cell responses
🆕 Influential since 2022
Influence of thermomechanical treatment on the shape memory effect and pseudoelasticity behavior of conventional and additive manufactured Fe–Mn–Si–Cr–Ni-(V,C) shape memory alloys
Residual displacements of reinforced concrete walls detailed with conventional steel and shape memory alloy rebars
Steady-state memory-phenotype conventional CD4+ T cells exacerbate autoimmune neuroinflammation in a bystander manner via the Bhlhe40/GM-CSF axis
Characterization of 4D printed shape memory and conventional polymer blends for thermal responsive applications
Comparison of microstructural characteristics, phase transformation and wear behavior of Ni50.8Ti49.2 shape memory alloy fabricated by LPBF versus conventional casting
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Public hearing before Assembly State Government CommitteeNew Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly. Committee on State Government. · 1986
The Rights of Refugees under International LawJames C. Hathaway · 2005
Reply to the Memorial of the Tax-payers' convention, addressed to the honorable the Senate and House of represnetatives of the United StatesRepublican party. South Carolina. State central committee. · 1874
Troubled pastsJill A. Edy · 2006
Comprehensive review of the administration of the war memorial auditoriumBoston (Mass.). Finance Commission · 1967
Hynes Convention Center feasibility studyMassachusetts Convention Center Authority · 2007
We built it, and they cameMassachusetts Convention Center Authority
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center ... economic impact reportDave Bell Associates · 1990
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