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Article #17150Re: Large Memory -- How do you use it?
From: Jeff Myers
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1987 03:29
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1987 03:29
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Good question, Chuq, and I am looking forward to hearing replies from other large system users. Anyway, here's how I utilize my 2Meg: (1) Since I've got a floppy only system, I use an 800K RamDisk with System 4.1 et al, at least 2 point sizes of each LaserWriter+ font, Imagewriter, Laserwriter, and Preview print drivers, plus various DAs (especially recommended is CE Software's Disktop 2.0). (2) 128K RAM cache, which is a commonly recommended size (one also sees 96K bandied about) - larger sizes seem at times to slow things down as much as they speed them up. (3) This leaves a floppy free for my most used programs & switcher, and another drive free for document disks. There's about 820K free memory to play with, which is generally more than enough for my purposes. -- Jeff Myers: University of Wisconsin Law School Nerds, Inc. ARPA: myers@vms.macc.wisc.edu BitNet: MYERS at WISCMACC "You can ponder perpetual motion, turn your thoughts on a crystal day. Always time for good conversation, here's an ear for what you say." -- Copy right 197?, John C. Fogerty, *Up Around the Bend*
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!nysernic!itsgw!leah!uwmcsd1!uwmacc!vms.macc.wisc.edu!myers From: myers@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jeff Myers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Large Memory -- How do you use it? Message-ID: <1684@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Jul-87 23:29:18 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1684 Posted: Thu Jul 2 23:29:18 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Jul-87 10:18:55 EDT References: <22264@sun.uucp> Sender: news@uwmacc.UUCP Reply-To: myers@uwwircs.UUCP (Jeff Myers) Distribution: world Organization: University of Wisconsin Law School Lines: 23