Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!

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From: David Corn
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:24

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davis@adrs1.dseg.ti.com (Tom L. Davis) wrote:

>This is certainly not my experience. My office computer (a 486DX33)
>running WFWG has 16 MB of ram. My 7100 also has 16 MB. There is no
>comparision in the number of apps that each can run at one time. The Mac
>wins by at least a factor of two. Also, the Mac crashes much less often.

That's interesting - can you tell me the VM scheme used on the Mac and
PC?  On the PC - permanent?  Temporary?  Any?  

>I agree that Apple's VM is way less than optimal. Ram Doubler is an
>excellent fix until Copland arrives.

RD works, that's true.

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Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:24:38 GMT
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