JTK wrote:
>
> Gervase Markham wrote:
> >
> > > IE5: 13,032K
> >
> > How did you get that figure? Remember IE conceals a lot of its memory
> > usage in the chunk allocated to the OS.
> >
>
> So the fable goes, which is why I suggest we eliminate Microsoft from
> discussion on this issue. Here's what NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR 4.77, A
> WHOLLY NON-MICROSOFT PRODUCT which therefore by definition is not able
> to magically "hide" its memory usage and is not evil and isn't spelled
> with a '$' instead of an 'S' although it should be, uses:
>
> NC 4.77: 13,580 K.
>
> That's with http://home.netscape.com/ (not a blank page) open in a
> browser window, AND with the email/newsgroup reader open, AND with me
> composing this post.
>
> What say you Gerv? Want me to try the exact same thing with Mozilla and
> see what numbers we get? Oh that's right, Tim and I have already done
> that, and we come up with FORTY PLUS meg.
>
> > > Looks like JTK's got a point, eh?
> >
> > If he says that Mozilla's memory usage is not all it could be, of course
> > he has a point. I don't think anyone would claim that there's not a lot of
> > room for improvement. However, I stand by my statement that memory usage
> > on blank page load is not a sensible measure of anything.
> >
>
> Well that's fine, let's compare non-blank pages:
>
> NC 4.77: 13.5 MB
> Mozilla: 40+ MB and growing.
>
> > Gerv
Okie. Comparisons it is.
NC 4.77: Mail window, Navigator open to pgp.com.
Data KB = 8,524 Code KB = 11,808 Total = 20,332
Moz 2001042604: Mail window, browser open to cnn.com
Data KB = 26,616 Code KB = 10,632 Total = 37,248
IE + OE: one browser window to a local frameset (almost 0 graphics, some
javascript). and one mail window.
Data KB = 15,768 Code KB = 26,478 Total = 42,246
That last one is thrown in there, not as a fair comparison, but to give
a BASIS for comparison with a two-app system for browser/mail usage.
And note that I'm not counting any "hidden" resource usage here because
that usage is present no matter what browser I'm using.
Are there any numbers I should be including here that I'm not?
All numbers are from TaskInfo2000 and is based on a basic trust of the
information that application provides.
Justin H.
P.S. In the time it took to write this email (20+ minutes since I'm at
work), none of the numbers above jiggled more than 1 or 2 KB in either
direction for any of the apps.
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