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From: David S. Lee
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 00:00

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Joe Monahan wrote:
> 
> This is a serious question - not a flip remark:
> 
> How DOES Windose/NT allocate RAM. On a Mac you select the application and
> allocate a minimum RAM size and a preferred RAM size. The computer warns
> you if your minimum RAM size is just barely available but allows you to
> procede. If more RAM is available the application uses all that it can.
> Does NT just use all availbale RAM? Does it minimize system resource
> requirements for large applications? Can you disable certain system
> resources to maximize the amount of RAM available to a particular
> application like a Mac?
> 
> JMonahan
> 

Windows NT uses virtual RAM paging to page portions of an applications code to a 
swap file on the disk.  I believe that NT will attempt to keep the forground 
application in memory in its entirety paging off background applicaions if necessary 
 and as a last resort, paging the forground application.

Best Regards,

David S. Lee

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From: "David S. Lee" <davidlee@crl.com>
Subject: Re: 3d programs
Date: 1996/07/30
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