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Article #21053Re: Multifinder, System Memory, & Suitcase
From: Chris Borton
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1987 21:29
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1987 21:29
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In article <6576@apple.UUCP> lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) writes: >I don't know how Suitcase works. If it keeps all the DA & font resource >files open, then it will increase the memory usage, since there will be >several resource maps in memory at once. If it only opens one file at a >time (as it needs it), then the memory requirements will be less. Judging by the 'File in use' errors I've seen while trying to do something to one of the Suitcase Da files, I would say it keeps them all open. It would be nice to get verification of this, though. Can anyone explain the difficulties in opening additional resource files under MF? Suitcase won't, and is documented as such, so I assume it must be a good reason. How does Font/DA Mover 3.6 cope with this, since it does work under MultiFinder? -cbb Chris "Johann" Borton, UC San Diego ...!sdcsvax!net1!borton borton@net1.ucsd.edu "Letztes Jahr in Deutschland, noch ein Jahr hier, en dan naar het Nederland!
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!sdcsvax!net1!borton From: borton@net1.ucsd.edu (Chris Borton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Multifinder, System Memory, & Suitcase Message-ID: <4230@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Date: Sun, 1-Nov-87 16:29:57 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.4230 Posted: Sun Nov 1 16:29:57 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 21:03:19 EST References: <17927@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> <2113@sputnik.COM> <6576@apple.UUCP> Sender: Unknown@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU Reply-To: borton@net1.UUCP (Chris Borton) Distribution: na Organization: UCSD Network Operations Group Lines: 18