I would leave it on. Set it to 1 + amount of real MB in your machine (in your case 385).
There are a couple of advantages to this. Memory mapping is one. With memory mapping, shared libraries are loaded only once. With VM turned off shared libraries are loaded for each application that uses the library (so that shared library might get loaded several times wasting memory). If you do a Get Info on an Application it will tell you how much more memory you'd save/need if you have VM turned on/off. Another benefit of memory mapping is application memory doesn't have to be contiguous. The app can be fragmented in memory, which means you dont need a contiguous block of memory to run an APP. Yes there is a performance hit with VM, but VM has improved so much since the SE that Ram Doubler is no longer competitive with it (hence they stopped selling it, right?). You only see a real performance hit if you get close to using the MAX amount of memory in your system. However, with a 640MB in my machine, I rarely turn VM on anymore since I never even get close to using it all up. Adam > I haven't used virtual memory since the days of my SE. It sounds like > you have plenty of physical RAM, so why bother sharing the task of your > need for RAM with your hard drive? > > I would switch it off, most apps will work better and faster. > > Kevin > > John Dumont wrote: > > > > any thoughts on virtual memory...ON or OFF > > i have G3 B&W w/ 384 mb of ram > > -- > 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> > 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/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- 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> 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/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
