virgin System uses > 1 Meg of RAM ???!!!

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From: Ted Johnson
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1990 00:06

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Should the "System" file in System 6 (i.e., System 6.0.3, Finder 6.1)
occupy 1 Meg of RAM???

I just upgraded my Mac SE from 1 --> 2.5 Megs, and booted off a virgin
sealed copy of System 6 and was appalled to see that the System file
took up 1,213k (the Finder took up 160k).  Is this a typical number? 


I never bothered with MultiFinder w/ a 1 meg Mac, because I didn't think
I had enough memory.  But it looks like 2.5 Meg isn't enough either.

I was under the impression (e.g., see the "Exploring MultiFinder Mysteries",
MacTech Quarterly, Spring '89) that the System only took up 200-300k, and
the Finder only took up 150k or so.

Has the System grown 4x since this article (about System 5) was written?

Please, someone tell me I have a bad copy of the System!!!

-Ted

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