>>> How many applications do you have open? You could be taxing your system in >>> CPU and ram. >>> >> This is a virtual memory system. Within reason, it should be able to >> accommodate any number of applications. In fact, my application activity is >> pretty much constant, stable, and moderate: Entourage, Word, Acrobat Reader >> Safari, iCal, Stickies, iTunes, TextEdit, Terminal, and Adobe Illustrator. >> That�s not unreasonable for 448 MB of actual RAM, and �top� doesn�t indicate >> unusual CPU loading. >> > IMHO, 448 MB of RAM is cutting it mighty close. With all those apps open > what does WindowServer indicate?
I heard that 500MB was the magic number for RAM, that you'd get a significant performance boost having more than that number. > Some apps will leak and can cause the type of problem you describe. Just > keep a watch out for that. Note, leaky apps won't bring down the system or affect other apps, they just use more and more RAM until they crash. - B -- 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/>
