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Word for Windows memory...

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From: Matt Watson
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 1990 07:51
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One thing I discovered with WFW is that it uses up as much memory as it can
get its hands on when loaded.  This is unlike Excel, for example, which uses
the memory it needs, gets more, reclaims when it's done, etc.  Thus, when I
load WFW, then Excel (even on a Mod 70 with 9 megs), I get the "Not enough
memory" error.  Loading Excel first, however, works fine.  Also, there's a
setting in the [Microsoft Word] section of the WIN.INI file which will set
a maximum limit on the amount of expanded memory WFW will use (can't remember
what it is offhand, though :( ).

I'm always the last to speculate but perhaps the memory management techniques
used in WFW anticipate something about Windows 3 ??? (Sorry, had to do it...)

matt.
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From: homerun@portia.Stanford.EDU (Matt Watson)
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Subject: Word for Windows memory...
Summary: Something to try...
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Date: 11 Apr 90 07:51:31 GMT
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