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From: jlhaferman@l_cae07.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey Lawrence Haferman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Flashing "Largest Unused Block"?
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Date: 12 Jun 90 14:59:26 GMT
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A friend has a MacIIx with system 6.0.4 installed.  We did
an "about the finder" and the largest unused block number was
flashing, and would alternate between 7122 K and 7130 K.  We 
closed all applications and all windows, and did the "about..."
again, and the "largest unused block" was constant.  We then
double clicked on his hard disk icon, which opened up a single
window, did the "about..." again, and the largest unused block
number was again flashing, alternating between numbers.  The difference
between the two numbers was again 8 K.  

What is happening here?  I've got an SE with a measly 1 Meg of RAM,
so I haven't the foggiest about those goofy Mac IIs.

He also had RAM cache turned on, if that makes a difference.


Jeff Haferman                            internet: jlhaferman@icaen.uiowa.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Iowa
Iowa City IA  52240