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                 386MAX\BLUEMAX VERSION 7 PRESS RELEASE
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*                     Qualitas Announces 386MAX 7                      *
*      Along with advanced new DOS 6 support, 386MAX becomes the       *
*         only DOS memory manager with broad Windows benefits.         *
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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, [phone].


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   Qualitas, Inc.                        Main       : [phone]
   7101 Wisconsin Avenue                 Sales      : [phone]
   Suite 1386                            FAX        : [phone]
   Bethesda, MD 20814-4805               BBS        : [phone]
                                         CompuServe : 75300,1107
                                         MCI        : 336-2907
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