Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!extro!norton From: norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Norton Chia) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Smallest Possible System in 6.0.7/IIsi??? Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 03:25:25 GMT References: Sender: news@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU Distribution: comp Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia Lines: 16 Nntp-Posting-Host: extro.ucc.su.oz.au jackr@dblues.wpd.sgi.com (John "Jack" Repenning) writes: >I have a 2Meg IIsi, and bought an application that claimed to run in >that. But surprise! It wants 1800 Kbytes and 16 colors. Well, that >only leaves ~200K for the system, and no way can I squeeze my system >down below even 500K! I don't even think it's possible, since the >display memory counts as part of the "system" on the 'si, and 16 >colors worth of display memory is more than 200K. Can you show me I'm >wrong? Well, as for where you went wrong, maybe you should've bought the IIsi now -> ships with 3megs for the same old price as 2. :) -- // Norton Chia || I can be reached via e-mail --> norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU / / Micro Support || Yes, this is Australia calling. ////// AppleLink: AUST0240 / / Uni of Sydney || No, I haven't got anything to say but "Thanks", if I forgot //// When I'm talking half way around the world, my employers can't hear me ///