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From: myers@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jeff Myers)
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Subject: Re: Large Memory -- How do you use it?
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Date: Thu, 2-Jul-87 23:29:18 EDT
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Good question, Chuq, and I am looking forward to hearing replies from
other large system users.  Anyway, here's how I utilize my 2Meg:

(1) Since I've got a floppy only system, I use an 800K RamDisk with
System 4.1 et al, at least 2 point sizes of each LaserWriter+ font,
Imagewriter, Laserwriter, and Preview print drivers, plus various DAs
(especially recommended is CE Software's Disktop 2.0).

(2) 128K RAM cache, which is a commonly recommended size (one also sees
96K bandied about) - larger sizes seem at times to slow things down as
much as they speed them up.

(3) This leaves a floppy free for my most used programs & switcher, and
another drive free for document disks.  There's about 820K free memory
to play with, which is generally more than enough for my purposes.

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