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From: bskendig@dry.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Does a `minimal' system eat less RAM?
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Date: 1 Feb 91 20:41:31 GMT
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I have a Macintosh SE.  If I install the `minimal SE' system with the
Installer, rather than the normal `System Software for Macintosh SE',
will it use up less RAM?

Right now, with the full installation, is it pulling anything into
memory that my SE doesn't need, but that another machine might, but
that the `minimal' installations would leave out for me?

Will I be compromising any functionality or speed by using the
`minimal' installation, or will I gain speed instead by not having
superfluous code loaded into RAM?

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