Consequently, the LPR utility is like any
other command line utility for printing??”it lets you create basic output from the command line.
However, LPD servers and their associated printers require special setup to pass control characters
and other non-ASCII data. Make sure you understand and configure your LPD server setup
before you use it for general application output.
Determining Memory Status with the Mem Utility
Many applications that execute at the command line have strict memory limitations. For example,
you might try to run an old DOS application and find that it doesn??™t work as anticipated (or at all).
In some cases, the application will tell you that it lacks sufficient memory, but in other cases, you
need to diagnose the problem yourself using the Mem utility. This utility provides you with
detailed information about the memory at the command prompt, which differs from the memory
that Windows provides. The standard output shows the total amount of conventional memory, the
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amount of memory available to run applications, the amount of extended memory, and the amount
of expanded memory.
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