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From: ds4a@dalton.acc.Virginia.EDU (Dale Southard)
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Subject: Re: System 7.0 and RAM
Summary: maybe/maybe not
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Date: 9 Apr 91 22:01:40 GMT
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In article <1991Apr8.010338.14202@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> mil@mendel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Maria I. Lasaga) writes:
>
>Given the virtual memory capacities of system 7.0, will there be any
>need to purchase additional RAM?  If not, will it even be advantageous
>to have more RAM rather than less?  
>

How much real ram do you have?  How much do you want?  How much will you use?

Seriously, the answer to your question is, what preformance is acceptable
to you?  Real ram is faster than virtual ram.  I would not think that having
1meg real/13 meg virtual would be acceptable unless you never used more than
one meg.

Personal suggestion: install as much ram as you generally use in day-to-day
work (it's cheap).  Rely on virtual for anything over that.

Remember that you will need a 68030 or a 68020 w/PMMU to use virtual mem. in
system 7, as well as a compatable HD driver (what constitutes a "compatable
driver" is a bit murky now -- I'm sure it will be figured out the week after
7 is released -- HEY! how come V-M won't work?!?!)


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