12/12/03 Evie Leder : >Does anyone know what kind of performance hit there is by running classic >all the time?
The performance hit probably depends on the amount of memory you have and the current load of the system: it may be minimal with a lot of RAM and will increase as other applications require memory. It's hard to guess the RAM requirement of OS X programs; just assume Classic requires a lot, in the like of what a separate Mac OS 9 system would use. I was very happy running Classic & Emailer constantly on my iBook 366 with 320 MB RAM, but would have preferred 512 MB if the clamshell iBooks handled that. The idle CPU load may not be an issue, as Classic puts itself to sleep when idle (or at least is supposed to when no Classic app is open, which may or may not include faceless background apps). On the other hand you may unexpectedly feel a performance *increase* in some Classic apps using network connections or AppleScript, or just by keeping the whole OS responsive while a Classic high-priority process stalls the Classic GUI. ---- VRic ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
