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In article <8609120244.AA12469@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <FISCHER-MICHAEL@YALE.ARPA> writes:
>
>Yes, there's something called "memory fragmentation".  There shouldn't
>in principle be any difficulty in zapping an accessory, but what is the
>point except to recover the memory it was occupying?  
>
>--Mike Fischer
>  <fischer@yale.arpa>

Although I don't have the program, it was my understanding that 
THUNDER! from Batteries Included does exactly this. It is loaded
as a desk accessory, and as such takes up 100K. However, it can, at
any time, be "released" --- and the 100K that it took up is returned
to you...without rebooting.

There seem to be ways to do everything...awhile back there was a 
discussion about whether or not it was possible to successfully
switch resolutions from within a program. Most netters said there was
not a chance that this could be done, or, at best, that it caused 
severe side effects...It can, however, be done...there are many programs
on the market that do just that: switch from one resolution to another...
and I have never observed any bad side effects. On the other side of the
coin, I have not been able to do this without side effects - but just because
I can't do something doesn't mean it can't be done...


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