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From: siegman@sierra.STANFORD.EDU (siegman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Excel 1.5 and "Fragmented Memory"?
Message-ID: <29@sierra.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: 10 Dec 90 18:22:36 GMT
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Organization: Stanford University
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Just tried to launch Excel 1.5 and got system msg

   "Sorry, I can't start Excel 1.5.  Most likely there is 
    not enough memory available."

Double-clicked an Excel document just to check, got slightly different
msg:

    "Can't start Excel 1.5.  Fragmented memory."

This is on an SE/30 with full 8 MBytes, nothing else currently running
except Multifinder and Finder (6.1.5, System 6.0.5).  Excel has run
fine before on exactly the same setup, in fact in parallel with
WriteNow, MicroPhone, and some DAs.  Looking at the "About the Finder"
box shows the Finder and System memory bars are crowded but have a
little space at the ends, and there is 7,000 K of memory free and
available.  Restarting doesn't help.  Other applications will launch.

What the hell is going on?  How do I "de-fragment" memory?