Ken,
Newcomers to Linux are dismayed to see more and more of their RAM
being used until virtually all of it. If you have 32Mb or 196 Mb, it
makes no difference: in time it all gets used.
However, this is an effect of the way Linux uses memory, and it does
not mean that Linux actually occupies more RAM than any other
operating system. RAM that is apparently used is released for use as
demand requires. The apparently level of RAM should eventually
stabilize.
I have found, however, that an app can drain RAM and slow. If I close
and reopen the app, that restores things to normal. You might try
closing all your apps down, one by one, while monitoring RAM usage to
see if one is causing a problem.
Apparently you start using swap, and when that's all taken, indeed,
things suddenly halt. Are you sure your machine is recognizing your
memory at all?
Haines
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