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From: degood@hpavla.avo.hp.com (John DeGood)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Smalltalk V /Windows (oink, oink)
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Date: 8 Mar 91 17:04:06 GMT
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ergo@netcom.COM (Isaac Rabinovitch) writes:

> I *do* get in trouble if I start and stop ST several times though.
> Keep running out of memory, as if it were not releasing all its
> memory on exit.  Typical kind of first-release problem -- I hope.

From README.TXT on my Smalltalk/V Windows disks:

> 4.  KNOWN PROBLEMS
> 
> We are aware of a rare problem where Windows brings up a
> message box reporting 'Insufficient Memory' when trying to
> run another application after exiting Smalltalk.  When this
> problem occurs, continue to run the application.  The
> application will eventually be loaded on the second or third
> attempt.
> 
> Copyright 1991   Digitalk, Inc.

I don't think this is necessarily a Digitalk problem:  I've seen it
after running other large Windows applications, and after trying several
tries the "Insufficient Memory" message goes away.

John DeGood
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