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Article #9587Re: virgin System uses > 1 Meg of RAM ???!!!
From: Pete Gontier
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1990 18:25
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1990 18:25
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From article <7380034@hpwrce.HP.COM>, by ted@hpwrce.HP.COM ( Ted Johnson): > 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 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. Sounds like you have a 1024K RAM Cache. Yep, the System Heap is where it goes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pete Gontier | InterNet: 6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu, BitNet: 6600pete@ucsbuxa Editor, Macker | Online Macintosh Programming Journal; mail for subscription Hire this kid | Mac, DOS, C, Pascal, asm, excellent communication skills
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!hub!6600pete From: 6600pete@hub.UUCP (Pete Gontier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: virgin System uses > 1 Meg of RAM ???!!! Message-ID: <3582@hub.UUCP> Date: 14 Jan 90 18:25:03 GMT References: <7380034@hpwrce.HP.COM> Sender: news@hub.UUCP Lines: 14