At 2:34 AM +0100 1/9/2012, Valter Prahlad wrote:
In OSX, memory allocation is dynamic: i.e, the O.S. gives any program the
memory it requires, when it's required (more or less).
In OS9 (and previous), you had to set the memory amount for each program.
To set it up, click on the program's icon, select "Get Info" from File menu;
you'll get a window with the three memory setup.
The bottom one is the memory you reserve for that app.
*Both* Mac OS and Mac OS X use on-demand dynamic memory allocation.
The limit in OS X, because of its unix guts, is controlled on a
per-system basis.
The limits in the classic OS are controlled on a per app basis, in
the parameters you see when you do the get-info. Those parameters
are simply *limits*. They tell the memory management system that the
app may have UP TO that amount. They do not "require" that the app
be given that memory.
- Dan.
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