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Article #5698Re: Files larger than available memory.
From: Peter Kittel GERMANY
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 10:22
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 1990 10:22
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In article <MWM.90Oct5145603@raven.pa.dec.com> mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes:
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>If there were a pre-defined way of giving programs specific memory
>limits (ala OS/9), it might be worth thinking about. However, there
>isn't. In fact, I've as yet to run across any Amiga program that had
>such a facility, even though I've encountered a fair number that will
>grow as needed, or even start by grabbing large chunks of memory. The
Is AmigaBasic with it's CLEAR statement not a candidate? It doesn't
grow automatically, the programmer has to do it explicitly.
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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!decwrl!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Files larger than available memory. Message-ID: <482@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 8 Oct 90 10:22:48 GMT References: <924@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> <MWM.90Oct2160058@raven.pa.dec.com> <6694@sugar.hackercorp.com> <MWM.90Oct5145603@raven.pa.dec.com> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 14