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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (opcode ranger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Need advice on memory requirements for speedy MPW/C++ under 7.0
Message-ID: <1991May16.133242.1@gsbacd.uchicago.edu>
Date: 16 May 91 19:32:42 GMT
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I'm curious about how much memory will be "desired" to run MPW/MacApp/C++
under System 7.

I currently have a Mac II w/PMMU with 5 megs of RAM (and Virtual).  I'm curious
about whether I should upgrade to 8 meg to be "comfortable" running MPW and C++
under System 7.  I know that I will be able to take advantage of VM under 7 (as
I do now with Virtual), but I also know that MPW is slow  enough w/o VM, and VM
may make it quite slow indeed.  But I don't know. And that's why I'm keen to
get any info/opinions that I can. Right now I usually give MPW somewhere around
4 megs of memory space.  I'm not sure whether this would be possible w/o disk
swapping w/ 5 megs under 7.

(BTW, memory seems to have gotten a bit pricier: $49/meg from Technology Works,
from whom I bought my RAM last time).

I know this is a very vague question, but I'd be grateful for any advice/
opnions.

Robert


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