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Article #2011SYSTEM/FINDER AND RAM ON SPECTRE
From: Gerry Greenberg
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1989 12:31
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1989 12:31
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First of all, I'd like to thank Dan Moore for answering my previous question by explaining how DAs and Fonts take up and don't take up RAM on a MAC. (Thanks again Dan). Next, I'd like to apologize for asking these questions about the MAC here, but they're reallyfor Spectr/Magic Sac users, because true Mac users know whether a program will run on their machine, because they are told by the software manufacturer, i.e. 'will run on 512KE, +, SE, etc.'. Finally, I have another question to ask in this area: Back when I was using the MagicSac, I was using Finder5.4/System 3.2 (I think those were the numbers). I just had a Finder file and a System file on the disk, and that was all I needed. With the newer versions of Finder, i.e. 6.0 and above, I have seen system folders on various macs packed with files in addition to Finder and System files like: mouse, keyboard, general, sound, color, etc. Some of the icons for these files are iconic, i.e. there is a picture of a mounse, keyboard, sound, etc. I have two questions: Do these files take up RAM? and Are they necessary, i.e. does something weird happen if they aren't there? (Obviously, I think, if you're not using a MacII, then you don't need the color file, but what about the others?) Once again, thanks one and all in advance for your replies.--Gerry maxg@suvm (bitnet) ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (internet)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!SUVM.BITNET!MAXG From: MAXG@SUVM.BITNET (Gerry Greenberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: SYSTEM/FINDER AND RAM ON SPECTRE Message-ID: <8906261231.AA03109@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 26 Jun 89 12:31:50 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 22 X-Unparsable-Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 08:17:06 LCL