On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 10:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 2003-02-14 03:09:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > << What OS? If it's not 10, the virtual memory has to be bigger than > the > physical memory (something about the addressing is easier). So you > would need a RAM disk bigger than the physical memory, which seems a > little difficult to me. >> > > So then what about OS X? Ive never used it, so is the same true of OS > X?
OS X is Unix, it uses a VM swapfile on a hard disk. You cannot disable it, you don't *want* to disable it. It's far more efficient than that in OS9. 30 years worth of some Very Smart People(TM) have worked on and developed this memory system for Unix. Sun Blade systems with 125 processors and multiple gigabytes of memory use a VM swapfile. (a very, very large VM swapfile!) It all comes down to this: If you want faster memory access, buy more RAM. Your reasoning on this VM issue is like the old math tricks that prove 2=1: a = b a2 = ab a2 - b2 = ab-b2 (a-b)(a+b) = b(a-b) a+b = b b+b = b 2b = b 2 = 1 (hint for the algebra impaired: the fallacy occurs between steps 4 and 5, you cannot divide by zero.) -- "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
