On 05-08-2002 23:36, "Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 5-8-2002 16:47, "SVEN AERTS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On 05-08-2002 00:14, "Diane Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 8/4/02 2:07 AM, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can't seriously expect to run OS X with 128 RAM , Sven. Yes, it will >>>>> _walk_, but it won't run. On a PowerBook, one of your chips will be welded >>>>> in - is it 64 or 128? In any case you should replace the other one with a >>>>> 256 MB chip at least. it will make all the difference - like getting a new >>>>> computer. >>>> >>>> Let me second that. You need all the memory you can install. >>> >>> Is that true ? I thought that was only for graphic-designers. > > Sven, I have 640megs of ram in my Mac. I'm planning to get more because > Memory Usage Getter shows that I often use up all my ram and therefore I'm > paging into virtual memory. I don't do any graphic design. Most of my > memory goes to Entourage and my other internet apps (web, news, IM, and URL > Manager, etc). A lot of ram also goes to the Finder. Throw in my organizer > software, iTunes, and various utilities and I usually find I'm using over > 500megs of ram before I launch a single productivity app. 128 or even > 256megs just doesn't go very far. > >
A very sound, well documented reply. Especially the Memory usage Getter... I am going to look for it a tucows. Thank you, -- Sven-Brussels GSM: +32 (0)485/389679 OSX.1.1.5-EntX:iBook-PowerPC G3 500Mhz/128MBRam-AZERTY-Keyboard -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
