I used to use "Mac OS Purge" freeware utility frequently; it re-allocated contiguous RAM without booting up. Made for OS 8, it ran flawlessly (as in, never made the Mac crash!) in 9.2.2 as well. My 2ยข worth. Best regards, Dana
On 8/29/05 3:59 PM, Mekavich of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > hey, get the freeware RAMGauge for OS9. It's a great > program that parks the FREE ram number on top bar so > you can see what ya got left available and if you need > to restart. > > --- Len Gerstel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Monday, August 29, 2005, at 04:30 PM, >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I have a B&W with 1GB of RAM. I just did the >> "About This Computer" >>> under the >>> Apple menu and the total used with three apps and >> OS9 running was >>> 228.1 MB. >>> The largest unused block was 576.9 MB. That >> doesn't add up and I >>> haven't >>> seen that before. What gives? >> >> OS 9 does not reallocate ram upon programs quitting. >> To simplify things >> and numbers, say you open programs in the following >> order with the >> listed ram sizes with a gig of ram (be quiet >> purists, I am rounding and >> simplifying things): >> >> System 100MB >> Word 75MB >> Tetris 1MB >> Photoshop 200MB >> Quark 100MB >> Free space 524MB >> >> For a total of 476MB used and 524 as the largest >> unused block. >> >> Now you quit Word and Photoshop, but leave Tetris >> and Quark running >> >> Now you have >> >> System 100MB >> Free space 75MB >> Tetris 1MB >> Free space 200MB >> Quark 100MB >> Free space 524MB >> >> So you know have 276MB used and largest unused block >> is still 524MB >> with 275MB scattered in a couple of places. >> >> You can open programs in the three free space areas, >> as long as it does >> not need more than the free space available in a >> continuous block. >> >> This is why in 9 it is a good idea to either >> occasionally restart or >> shutdown your system to get the memory defragmented >> so you can run >> larger programs. >> >> Durn, Bruce beat me to the punch with a short >> answer, I hope this helps >> with more explanation. >> >> HTH, >> Len >> >> >> -- >> G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> >> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | >> Refurbished Drives | >> -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | >> & CDRWs on Sale! | >> >> Support Low End Mac >> <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-List list info: >> <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe, email: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: >> > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> iPod Accessories for Less >> at 1-800-iPOD.COM >> Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal >> www.1800ipod.com >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
