> However, it is typical for architectural, topographical, and rendering > uses that Autocad or most other real CAD programs will take a large > amount of space, enough in fact to make most people's systems > semipermanently go to swap, (ie, during a session) similar to what > happens to folks who get into Photoshop without realizing that a > pro-level file can grow to several hunded meg in a blink, causing their > insufficient hard memory to dissapear just as fast.
Well, there is still an upper limit on the dataset size, at least there is with the current generation of 32-bit OS. IIRC, the swap file is supposed to be about 2X the size of physical RAM. So if you have 1GB RAM, then you need a 2GB swap file. Which, I believe, is the limit on file size on Windows, isn't it? Or is it 4GB? So what the hell is AutoCad going to do when it runs out of both? Crash, going down in flames? I'm not an AutoCad user, so I'm guessing. The thing I have never understood about AutoCad is why it's always writing stuff to disk. My stepmother's AutoCad system has 1GB of RAM, and yet the thing is constantly thrasing the disk even for medium size drawings. Theoretically, there ought to be a RAM size so huge that swapping never occurs. My father has asked me before if it's possible to design a RAM-based swap drive, instead of letting stuff swap to a disk. I said "Yes, if you've got lots of money". Oh well, it's not my battle anyway. Still computing along happily on 512MB RAM and 1GHz dual-PIII. It's funny, people expect me to have the latest cutting edge computers because I am in the tech field. They don't understand how I can do my job with anything less. They are shocked to learn that my newest desktop is 3 years old and I don't want to buy a new PC! Thank goodness I don't have to use AutoCad ;-) Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [OT] [PEDA] Multiple Displays > I agree about the thrashing. Having been stuck with a predefined > scsi-based PC in the past, I can attest to its annoying habit of > grinding its way thru life... > > However, it is typical for architectural, topographical, and rendering > uses that Autocad or most other real CAD programs will take a large > amount of space, enough in fact to make most people's systems > semipermanently go to swap, (ie, during a session) similar to what > happens to folks who get into Photoshop without realizing that a > pro-level file can grow to several hunded meg in a blink, causing their > insufficient hard memory to dissapear just as fast. > > My own experience is from the arts side of the house for the most part, > primarily with holier-than-thou Apple Jihadists, and from the on-net > at-large group of overpaid 60's generation folk who, in liue of their > usually undeserved wealth, (from wence their pedantic argumentation for > the exclusivehardware they preach comes IMO)would otherwise be ditch > diggers for the lack of real knowledge they possess (as evidenced by > their failing, pedantic arguements for dead or otherwise faulty > architectures as "superior") > > I stand corrected on the Richie Rich comment. That should read "Reggie > Rich". > > regards, > > aj * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
