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From: warner@scubed.com (Ken Warner)
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Subject: Re: Virtual 2.0 and DiskExpress
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Date: 2 Sep 90 02:23:05 GMT
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In article <1990Aug31.223432.28381@cs.uoregon.edu> mkelly@cs.uoregon.edu (Michael A. Kelly) writes:
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>Now can virtual memory utilities such as these coexist with automatic disk
>optimizers such as DiskExpress II?  I understand that Virtual needs its disk
>space to be contiguous, so an optimizer is necessary at some point, but can
>they both run at the same time?

I assume that you mean: can DiskExpress II work in automatic mode with Virtual? 

My approach was to make a separate volume (Swap) for Virtual's use.  Then set
Virtual to not automatically optimize that volume.

However, I have yet to have DE II work in automatic mode without crashing the
system.  It may be incompatible with ParcPlace's Smalltalk-80, which is what I
do most of my work in.

I'm running Mac OS 6.0.5 with 8 meg and a LaCie 105 with SilverLining 5.23.

I use DE II in manual mode every once in a while and am satisfied with that.

Ken Warner