On Sat, 2007-06-09 at 23:15 -0700, Christopher Smith wrote: > Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > > 3) Unix stresses memory subsystems more than Windows > That is not entirely clear. Particularly once you factor in Unix's > penchant for the process execution model vs. Windows' penchant for the > threaded execution model as well as Windows' seemingly crappier VM > system, I am not sure that this statement is entirely obvious. >
Windows is a great OS for testing how long it takes to use all memory in a system. Pick a Windows app, run it, and wait for the memory leaks to cause the system to either blue screen, become unusably slow, freeze, or spontaneously reboot (or maybe even all of the above!). PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
