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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: A weird utility & installing sys 7.0
Message-ID: <0B01FFFB.fyyfdt@outpost.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 91 01:04:35 GMT
Reply-To: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
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In article <1991May19.111848.24285@wuarchive.wustl.edu>, hp48sx@wuarchive.wustl.edu (HP48SX Archive Maintainer) writes:
> I have had another irritating problem with system 7.0 a few times. It
> eats up/fragments the WHOLE memory. Sometimes when there is not enough
> memory for doing something in the finder, because another program is
> running, then it closes some of its windows. When I then go and quit all
> mty applications, then the finder still claims that it can't open a
> window 'cause it is out of memory. Having the finder use 5MB is not
> possible on a classic/SE/Plus, so how can these poor people use system
> 7.0 ?    ;^)

I've also had the same problem on an 8M Mac IIci.  Sounds like some
wierd memeory leakage to me...

Still, I really like 7.0!

-- michael

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