On Mar 21, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Dan wrote: > And to follow that theme... I tried a bit of an experiment the other day, > with Safari. First I ran with its cache disabled. Interesting but not much > performance boost. Then I tried using a small RAM Disk, 16 MB, and put the > Safari cache there. hum! Interesting. Some pages now load much faster. > And having that memory dedicated to that virtual disk really hasn't changed > the performance of my already memory-poor machine at all. > > About makin them RAM Disks > <http://osxdaily.com/2007/03/23/create-a-ram-disk-in-mac-os-x/> > > Espérance DV (freeware) -- a system preferences pane that automates creating > the ram disk for you. It can even take care of moving Safari's cache. > <http://www.mparrot.net/> > > I'm using Tiger on a QuickSilver. Does Experance work on newer and x86?
It works, yes. I've set up a 256mb one, and had it move the caches over. I'll see if it seems faster. It'll be hard to see, though. I've got a fast system (this was on my quadcore imac, which has a 7200 rpm drive) I'll put it on my AlBook tonight and see if it helps. (also with a 7200 rpm drive) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
