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From: hunt@firqb.dec.com (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: System 4.2 // MUCHO Memory hog!!
Message-ID: <8711140548.AA25892@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: Sat, 14-Nov-87 00:48:27 EST
Article-I.D.: decwrl.8711140548.AA25892
Posted: Sat Nov 14 00:48:27 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 16:12:16 EST
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Lines: 31

Hello,
 
  I have upgraded to system 4.2, Finder 6.0, MF 1.0.  Some things I have found:
 
1)  The new system takes up MUCHO memory!!!  Mine is taking 700-900K (As shown
by the Finder 'About' box.  Only 350k is 'in use', but 700-900 is reserved to
the system.
 
2)  Videoworks II sometimes dies on my Mac II (2 meg) with a message saying:
 
     Not enough memory for operation, 5902 needed, 69902 available
 
What the H*LL does that mean!!!
 
3) A MF shortcut...If you have lots of DAs (ie using Suitcase?), it can take
forever to scroll to the bottom to get to the MF active apps list,  just hold
the OPTION key down, while pulling down the Apple menu!!  You get the 'About
Finder' item, Suitcase Item, MF apps and 'About MF' item, NO DAs!!
 
4)  I can't get the 'About MF' (Multifinder) menu item to work, my machine just
bongs at me, and I have 700k+ memory available.
 
5)  The new INIT on the BBSs called MF MENU that puts a MF menu next to the 
Small icons on the upper right corner (to avoid the DA scrolling I already talked
about) BOMBS EXCEL 1.03 and MSWORD 3.00 upon calling the 'About' boxes of these
programs
 
6) POPKEYS 3.0 INIT file crashes a MacII when starting up under the released MF
1.0
 
Phil Hunt