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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Virtual Memory and Sys 7
Message-ID: <0B01FFFB.fa51wp@outpost.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 91 00:48:55 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Organization: Peirce Software
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In article <1991May10.124723.21125@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu>, edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) writes:
> > If you need that much memory on a regular basis,
> >tho', you'll quickly find that it's much too slow.
> 
> There are exceptions to this.  I find that my use of VM is mostly keeping
> a lot of applications open (but not being used).  Almost the only time
> there are disk swaps is when I switch from one program to another.
> So I haven't noticed much slowdown.

This is how I use it.  It lets me keep ALL my tools open so I can
easily switch between MPW, ResEdit, MacDraw II, uAccess, Finder, and the 
program I am working on (for example).  They each get a big partition and 
when I switch over to a particular program and use it briefly that program 
is pretty much all in memory.  This is MUCH more convenient than having 
to quit and relaunch!

-- michael, who just bought a new 200M drive so he can use LOTS of VM!

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