didn't mean to sound condescending. I was just trying to add to the point of importance of RAM. Virtual memory makes it so that you can address MORE RAM than you physically have. It has many other benefits as well. But it goes without saying that the more RAM you have, the better. When I first installed Mandrake 9.0, I ran it for 2 months without using any swap space. I have 512MB RAM. I don't intend to screw around with performance. Hell, I'd use a gig or more if I thought it wasn't overkill for my applications...
On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 07:01, John E. Jay Maass wrote: > Bryan Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Think that was informative? Learn assembly on x86 Linux. > > You have NO idea what a computer goes through just to add > > two numbers, let alone manage network traffic... The most > > shocking part is the idea of virtual memory. > > Bryan, > > I thought my little RAM thing was informative, yeah. It was > intended as practical, nothing esoteric or high minded. About > assembly language, a friend of mine worked with it and I took > a peek. I would love to know a little assembly. What I read > of it was impossible for me to grasp. Somehow I get by. With > great perseverance I manage to eventually grasp a little of > what others take for granted. Certainly nothing like assembly, > though <grins>. > > All best, > Jay > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs -- Bryan Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
