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From: MAXG@SUVM.BITNET (Gerry Greenberg)
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Subject: SYSTEM/FINDER & RAM ON SPECTRE128
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Date: 21 Jun 89 04:15:06 GMT
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I recently received Spectre128 and I'm very pleased with it!  Not only
does it work great, but it is also very exciting trying to find out
exactly what it will do and what it won't do.  In this regard, I've
recently run into a situation that puzzles me.  Before I go on: I am
using a 520ST upgraded to 1meg and have two DS drives (mono monitor). My
question concerns the amount of RAM the system and finder take up.  I am
using Finder 6.0 and System 4.2...when I check under "About the Finder"
under the Apple sign, I see the following information:  832K of memory,
which is split between the Finder and the System.  How is this RAM
allotted?  I have seen the following combinations, depending on how I
mess around with fonts, DAs, and files (like a printer driver) in the
System Folder:  Finder/System---712/120, 713/119, 714/118, and 715/117.
What is even stranger (to me, at least), is that while adding DAs to the
system with the Font/DA Mover, I had a system that took up 117K of RAM,
while taking up 206.5K, 183.5K, and 159K of disk space (depending on
what DAs I had in it).  I asked some Mac people about this (though not
quite in these terms), and they told me that the fonts and DAs in the
system do not affect the available RAM...what does then?  Also, is it
possible that the difference between a system that takes up 117K of RAM
and one that takes up 120K will make the difference between a particular
program having enough room to run or not?  If so, then it would be
really nice to know how to keep as much RAM as possible available for
programs.
As usual, I'm looking forward to receiving interesting and informative
responses.  You may email them directly to me, or post them to the net.
If I get more than the net (and they have additional information), I'll
summarize the responses if there is any interest.  Thanks very much in
advance for your comments.--Gerry
Email:
maxg@suvm (bitnet)
ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (internet)