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+@c
+@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
+@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c $Id$
+@c
+
+@chapter RTEMS Concepts
+
+The questions in this category are hints that help basic understanding.
+
+@section RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap
+
+The RTEMS Workspace is used to allocate space for objects created
+by RTEMS such as tasks, semaphores, message queues, etc.. It is
+primarily used during system initialization although task stacks
+and message buffer areas are also allocated from here.
+@ref{How do I determine how much memory is left?}.