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Article #8785System Heap tirade (was Re: Resizing the System Heap)
From: billkatt
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1989 18:10
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1989 18:10
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Its that heap size time of year again...
Strictly speaking, system heap resizing is not necessary. However, some INITs
done properly use the heap size reserving stuff. There are three solutions
to this problem:
1. Resize the heap by editing the boot blocks (this includes heap fixer, etc.)
This is the worst idea. It just eats RAM, and doesn't contract when you
throw some of your INITs out.
2. Throw the offending INITs out. If an INIT is neato-keen, but buggy, you
are probably better off without it. It would also be handy to mail the
person who wrote it and tell them to read IM-V5, startup manager and fix
his/her code.
3. Run under MultiFinder. this is my personal favorite. This system heap
will resize larger and smaller to fit under MF. This is necessary with
some programs such as Timbuktu.
For the adventurous out there, you can try adding sysz resources to the INITs
that you are having trouble with.
It is possible to live with stupid INITs. I currently have about a row and
a quarter on my Mac II, and I have no stability problems, whatsoever.
Lets all band together and boycott INITs which are obviously not up-to-spec.
INITs which are unstable reflect poorly on the Mac.
-Steve
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