Johannes Gebauer: >> I would argue that, although more RAM is always a good idea, a >> minimum of >> 500 MB is definitely excessive. I run OS X fine on 192, and I >> would say that >> 256 MB will almost certainly be enough for most users to work >> comfortably.
Rocky Road - in Oz: > Yeah, I guess so. As long as you quit programs and run one at a time. > I'm running 6 internet related programs right now, using about 300 meg. > Music wise I usually run Finale, Logic and Maybe Something like > Reason, Along with MS Word often. > I'm running 384MB on a Powerbook G3 (Pismo), but when I go to > OS-X I'll definitely go above the 500MB mark. It loves spare > RAM. Johannes is correct (for now). The memory handling thing on OS X is not the same as the old Mac OSes. He's speaking from actual experience. I'm able to independently verify his conclusion over here in Vancouver. I regularly run Finale, Mail, OmniWeb, CodeWarrior, BBEdit, Project Builder, Interface Builder, Acrobat Reader, Terminal, IconCompo, PropertyList Editor, utilities activated at startup, plus other one-shot apps like Stuffit Expander, Console, and GhostScript with no problems. I will admit that it does take a while to get used to not having to quit one's browser in order to have enough memory for something else! Philip Aker http://www.aker.ca _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
