Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!tecot From: tecot@Apple.COM (Ed Tecot) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Why use ROM resources? Message-ID: <26332@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 24 Feb 89 21:34:27 GMT References: <569@tekno.chalmers.se> Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 5 Loading a resource from the system file requires RAM to store it in. ROM resources do not. So, when both resources are identical, it is preferable to use the one in ROM. _emt