Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!atha!aunro!ersys!bking From: bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Barry King) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: OS/2, DOS Apps and misc. Message-ID: Date: 25 Jun 91 01:18:00 GMT References: Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada Lines: 19 I'll throw in my two-bits worth regarding RAM requirements. I develop OS/2 PM apps and have a paltry 4 Mb in my 386/33. I run into low memory conditions which are crippling once in a while. Most of the time (99%) 4 Mb is okay. I have a fast hard drive which helps as I get a lot of swapping. I would think that 6 or 8 Mb would be much better but 4 Mb is definitely useable. An example of 4 Mb being too little is trying to set up DDE hot links between two applications such as 123/g and Word or Excel. For development, I can be dialed into a BBS, have several editing sessions, a debugging session and compiles going all in 4 Mb without waiting around for the system to catch up to me. On a 55SX, the low memory conditions will cause you much more pain due to the slower hard drive and slower CPU. 6 Mb would probably be better in your case. Barry King bking@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Edmonton Remote Systems: Serving Northern Alberta since 1982