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In article <1991Jun9.163121.22559@pa.dec.com> glennm@rover.enet.dec.com (Glenn Meyer) writes:
>In article <1991Jun9.020012.19291@beaver.cs.washington.edu>,
>kailun@cs.washington.edu writes:
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>> From: kailun@cs.washington.edu
>> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
>> Subject: A question about Windows
>> Message-ID: <1991Jun9.020012.19291@beaver.cs.washington.edu>
>> Date: 9 Jun 91 02:00:12 GMT
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>> Originator: kailun@wolf.cs.washington.edu
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>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am running Windows 3.0 on my 386.  After opening several windows, I 
>> found that my hard drive would run for a few seconds every time when I
>> selected the Program Manager.  Is it the so-called 'swapping' process?
>> Will it help if I add more RAM on my PC? I received my computer just
>> two days ago, so I know little about Windows.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> kailun@wolf.cs.washington.edu
>> 
>
>If you're running with 1 Mb of RAM, you should definitely upgrade to 2Mb, and
>consider upgrading to 4 Mb (you should be able to find RAM for $60-70 per Mb).
>It also helps to run in 386-enhanced mode.
>

I have seen from some of the larger places, not necessarily well known for the
lowest prices, have memory (SIMMS) around $52/Mb (1M X 9). Some shopping should
find them even cheaper.

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