386MAX\BLUEMAX VERSION 7 PRESS RELEASE ====================================== ************************************************************************ * Qualitas Announces 386MAX 7 * * Along with advanced new DOS 6 support, 386MAX becomes the * * only DOS memory manager with broad Windows benefits. * ************************************************************************ BETHESDA, Maryland -- April 5, 1993 -- Qualitas announced today version 7 of 386MAX, their best selling memory manager. The new version provides additional benefits to DOS and Windows users and includes special support for MS-DOS 6. In response to the market evolution towards Microsoft Windows, the company has enhanced 386MAX to provide unique, new Windows oriented benefits. DOSMAX (TM) for Windows and WinSmart (TM) technology provide 386max users with up to 100K more DOS conventional memory under Windows than is available in a native DOS environment. DOSMAX addresses the popularity of using DOS character-based applications in Windows DOS sessions. 386MAX provides DOS text applications with up to 736K DOS conventional memory in a DOS window by using memory that would otherwise be reserved for graphics applications. WinSmart intelligently allocates high DOS regions to Windows when Windows starts. Unlike DOS 6, which allocates 24K of high DOS address space for Windows overhead (reducing the available memory for resident software), 386MAX allocates the space at Windows start-up, after resident software loads high. 386MAX further facilitates optimization of DOS under Windows. New to version 7 is an innovative program information file (PIF) editor for Windows. The Qualitas PIF Editor is more intuitive than its DOS counterpart, providing a clearer layout and perpetual context-sensitive help. "Most users don't know when to change settings for 'time slicing' or 'locking memory.' The result is that most people run DOS in Windows inefficiently," explains Paul Tarlow, 386MAX Product Manager. "The Qualitas PIF editor leads the user from field to field, explaining each one. This is the best way to get the best DOS." "There is no doubt of a market transition from DOS to Windows," says Mary Stanley, Qualitas CEO. "The key fact is that most of the market has a foot in each world. There are more people running DOS and Windows applications side-by-side than there are users living exclusively in one environment. That is why DOS under Windows is so important and why Qualitas believes that providing the ultimate DOS platform from within Windows is the best solution." As with previous versions, 386MAX 7 includes new features and enhancements for the DOS user. Unlike DOS 6's MemMaker, 386MAX 7 fully supports DOS 6 MultiConfig start-up files. "DOS 6 provides MemMaker to help users optimize their systems and MultiConfig to provide quick access to multiple, and presumably optimal, configurations" says Tarlow. "Users are going to be frustrated to learn that the two features simply don't work together." New ExtraDOS (TM) loads additional DOS overhead, including FILES, BUFFERS and COMMAND.COM, into high DOS memory for as much as a 20K or more low DOS memory gain. As with all recovered DOS conventional memory, the additional space is also available to DOS sessions under Windows. Stack Overflow Protection (SOP) protects users from poorly behaved resident software that would otherwise cause system instability or failure. 386MAX now also provides enhanced support for drive swapping that occurs in system that use Stacker and SuperStor drive compression programs. The new Qualitas Memory Tester (QMT) provides advanced RAM analysis and testing. Defective and unstable RAM is one of the most common causes of system instability. QMT performs six different advanced tests aimed at identifying the specific ways in which RAM can fail and can operate without a memory manager active in the system. QMT can run from AUTOEXEC.BAT or from any batch file for automated testing and system burn-in. With version 7, 386MAX becomes the first DPMI 1.0 host. DPMI support is also improved to provide virtual memory to any DPMI-compliant application. 386MAX was the first memory manager to provide DPMI 0.9 support and remains the only memory manager with integrated DPMI. 386MAX 7 is scheduled to ship in June, 1993. BlueMAX 7, an upgrade to Qualitas's PS/2 specific memory manager, will be released at the same time and with the same enhancements as 386MAX. The suggested retail prices for 386MAX 7 and BlueMAX 7 remain $99.95 and $124.95 respectively. Users may upgrade to either product for $29.95. Customers who purchase 386MAX or BlueMAX after March 22, 1993 and who register their software may receive a free upgrade ($6.95 shipping and handling.) Founded in 1983, Qualitas, Inc. is a leading developer of high-performance memory management software. With a commitment to cutting-edge technical development, Qualitas has built a reputation for quality, performance and value. For additional information or to place and order, contact: Qualitas, Inc., 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1386, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (301) 907-6700. ---------- Qualitas, Inc. Main : (301) 907-6700 7101 Wisconsin Avenue Sales : (800) 733-1377 Suite 1386 FAX : (301) 907-0905 Bethesda, MD 20814-4805 BBS : (301) 907-8030 CompuServe : 75300,1107 MCI : 336-2907 ----------